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"The Blender"
"The Nest" |
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Smoothie King Center in 2022
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| Former names | New Orleans Arena (1999–2014) |
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| Address | 1500 Dave Dixon Drive |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 29°56′56″N 90°4′55″W / 29.94889°N 90.08194°W / 29.94889; -90.08194 |
| Public transit |  46 49 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 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 30, 1995[1] |
| Opened | October 29, 1999[7] |
| Construction cost | US$114 million ($209 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Arthur Q. Davis and Partners Billes-Manning Architects Hewitt Washington and Associates |
| Project manager | CS Associates[3] |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[4] |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.[5] |
| General contractor | Manhattan[6]/Gibbs[4] |
| Tenants | |
| New Orleans Brass (ECHL) (1999–2002) New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (NBA) (2002–2005, 2007–present) New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) (2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2011–2015) |
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| smoothiekingcenter |
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"The Blender"
"The Nest" |
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|
|
|
Smoothie King Center in 2022
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|
|
|
|
| Former names | New Orleans Arena (1999–2014) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1500 Dave Dixon Drive |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 29°56′56″N 90°4′55″W / 29.94889°N 90.08194°W / 29.94889; -90.08194 |
| Public transit | 46 49 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 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 30, 1995[1] |
| Opened | October 29, 1999[7] |
| Construction cost | US$114 million ($209 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Arthur Q. Davis and Partners Billes-Manning Architects Hewitt Washington and Associates |
| Project manager | CS Associates[3] |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[4] |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.[5] |
| General contractor | Manhattan[6]/Gibbs[4] |
| Tenants | |
| New Orleans Brass (ECHL) (1999–2002) New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (NBA) (2002–2005, 2007–present) New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) (2004–2005, 2007–2008, 2011–2015) |
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