Sudduth Coliseum

Sudduth Coliseum
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Location	900 Lakeshore Drive; (downtown); Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
Owner	City of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Operator	City of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Capacity	Arena: 7,450; Rosa Hart Theatre: 1,960
Surface	Concrete
Construction
Opened	1972
Tenants
	McNeese State Cowboys (NCAA); (1972–1986); Lake Charles Ice Pirates (WPHL); (1997–2001); Lake Charles Land Sharks (NIFL); (2001–2004); Louisiana Swashbucklers (IFL/SIFL/PIFL); (2006–2013)

Sudduth Coliseum, in the Lake Charles Event Center, is a 7,450-seat multi-purpose arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. Located on Lakeshore Drive, it is the main arena of the event center and is named for former Lake Charles Mayor James Sudduth.

History

The arena is a venue for hosting concerts and special events, including the 2006 Louisiana State Choir festival and Contraband Days. It also serves as a host for gun shows, professional wrestling, dance performances, professional and amateur fights, school field trips and The National Day of Prayer ceremony in Lake Charles. Contraband Days is a large festival held on the grounds. The center served as a shelter for displaced residents whose homes were devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The center also hosted UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion, as well as UFC 24. It also holds Rampage in the Cage events. It also used to be the home stadium of Lake Charles' former pro hockey team, the Lake Charles Ice Pirates who played in the Western Professional Hockey League and the Louisiana Swashbucklers indoor football team. The center was authorized as the location of an American Basketball Association team, the Lake Charles Hurricanes. However, lack of funding caused the team to fold without playing a single game.

The coliseum was also the former home of the McNeese State Cowboys basketball team from 1972 to 1986 when the team moved to the Burton Coliseum.^[2]

Its former director, Allen "Puddler" Harris, is a former member of the bands of Ricky Nelson, Conway Twitty, and Jimmie Davis.

Gallery

Lake Charles Event Center, Sudduth Coliseum main entrance

Lake Charles Event Center, Sudduth Coliseum main entrance
Lake Charles Event Center, Sudduth Coliseum

Lake Charles Event Center, Sudduth Coliseum
Lake Charles Event Center, Sudduth Coliseum main drive

Lake Charles Event Center, Sudduth Coliseum main drive

References

^ Facilities - Rosa Hart Theatre - Lake Charles, Louisiana
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External links

Sudduth Coliseum Website

Events and tenants
Preceded by Five Seasons Events Center Tokyo Bay NK Hall	Ultimate Fighting Championship venue UFC 22 UFC 24	Succeeded by Tokyo Bay NK Hall Yoyogi National Gymnasium

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[1] Facilities - Rosa Hart Theatre - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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v t e Music venues of Louisiana
Arenas/stadiums	Alario Center BREC Memorial Stadium Burton Coliseum Caesars Superdome Cajundome CenturyLink Center F.G. Clark Center Fant–Ewing Coliseum Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Houma Terrebonne Civic Center Ike Hamilton Expo Center Independence Stadium Lakefront Arena Lamar Dixon Expo Center Monroe Civic Center Pete Maravich Assembly Center Pontchartrain Center Prather Coliseum Pride Roofing University Center Raising Cane's River Center Arena Rapides Parish Coliseum Shrine on Airline Smoothie King Center Stopher Gymnasium Sudduth Coliseum Tad Gormley Stadium Thomas Assembly Center Tiger Stadium Yulman Stadium
Concert halls	Jefferson Performing Arts Center LSU Tiger Band Hall Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts McAlister Auditorium Orpheum Theater River Center Theater for Performing Arts RiverView Theater Saenger Theatre Shaw Center for the Arts
Historic venues	Congo Square New Orleans Municipal Auditorium Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
Outdoor venues	Champions Square Fair Grounds Race Course Greek Theatre New Orleans City Park
Theaters and clubs	Carver Theater Civic Theatre Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts House of Blues The Howlin' Wolf Joy Theater Maple Leaf Bar Preservation Hall Rock n' Bowl Snug Harbor State Palace Theatre Tipitina's
Festivals	Bayou Country Superfest DeltaFest Essence Music Festival Festival International French Quarter Festival Highland Jazz & Blues Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Satchmo SummerFest Voodoo Experience

v t e McNeese Cowboys basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1945–1956) McNeese Arena (1956–1972) Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–2018) Townsley Law Arena (2018–present)
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File:Lake Charles Event Center and Sudduth Coliseum, Lake Charles, Louisiana.jpg
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Location	900 Lakeshore Drive (downtown) Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
Owner	City of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Operator	City of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Capacity	Arena: 7,450 Rosa Hart Theatre: 1,960^[1]
Surface	Concrete
Opened	1972
Tenants
McNeese State Cowboys (NCAA) (1972–1986) Lake Charles Ice Pirates (WPHL) (1997–2001) Lake Charles Land Sharks (NIFL) (2001–2004) Louisiana Swashbucklers (IFL/SIFL/PIFL) (2006–2013)

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