Smoothie King Center

Smoothie King Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Central Business District, adjacent to the Caesars Superdome. The arena opened in... Wikipedia

  • Former names:  New Orleans Arena (1999–2014)
  • Address:  1500 Dave Dixon Drive
  • Location:  New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
  • Public transit:  Poydras Street, New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
  • Owner:  Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (The State of Louisiana)
  • Operator:  ASM Global
  • Capacity:  Concerts: 17,971, NBA basketball: 16,867 College basketball/NBA playoff games: 18,500
  • Broke ground:  November 30, 1995
  • Opened:  October 29, 1999
  • Construction cost:  US$114 million, ($ in 2015 dollars)
  • Architect:  Arthur Q. Davis and Partners, Billes-Manning Architects, Hewitt Washington and Associates
  • Project manager:  CS Associates
  • Structural engineer:  Walter P Moore
  • Services engineer:  Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
  • General contractor:  Manhattan/Gibbs
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo