Sudduth Coliseum

Arena in Louisiana, United States

Sudduth Coliseum
Tenants

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
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) Louisiana VooDoo (AFL) (2024-future)

Sudduth Coliseum, in the Lake Charles Civic 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 Lake Charles Civic Center. It is a venue for hosting concerts and special events, including the 2006 Louisiana State Choir festival and Contraband Days. The center is named for former Lake Charles Mayor James Sudduth.

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.

References

^ Facilities - Rosa Hart Theatre - Lake Charles, Louisiana
^ "McNeese State - Lake Charles Civic Center the setting on Tuesday when McNeese State hosts Nicholls". www.mcneesesports.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31.

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

Music venues of Louisiana

Arenas/stadiums

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

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) The Legacy Center (2018–present)
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