Smoothie King Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to Caesars Superdome. The arena opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena and has been home to the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association since 2002. The New Orleans VooDoo of the …
Smoothie King Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to Caesars Superdome. The arena opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena and has been home to the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association since 2002. The New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League played their home games in the arena from 2004 until the team disbanded in 2008. The VooDoo resumed play at the arena in March 2011, until after the 2015 AFL season when the franchise folded.
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Owner: Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (The State of Louisiana)
Capacity: Concerts: 17,971 · NBA basketball: 16,867 College basketball/NBA playoff games: 18,500
Opened: October 29, 1999
Architect: Arthur Q. Davis and Partners · Billes-Manning Architects · Hewitt Washington and Associates
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