NEW ORLEANS ARENA

The New Orleans Arena was completed and opened in 1999 and is the home of the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA and the Tulane University Green Wave basketball team. Over the years, the New Orleans Arena has also hosted the Nokia Sugar Bowl basketball classic, the Women’s Final Four, Arena Football with the New Orleans Voodoo, concert, festivals, banquets, trade shows, and conventions and functions during the Mardi Gras festivities. The New Orleans Arena cost $84 million to construct and is located a mere 15 miles from the nearest airport. There is also parking available for 5,000 automobiles. The New Orleans Arena has 44 luxury suites for fans as well as numerous club level seats for all types of events. The New Orleans Arena usually hosts around 225-250 events each year because of the various activities that go on in the city of New Orleans. The New Orleans Arena has hosted concerts for various big names like Metallica and Alan Jackson and they’ve also hosted big sporting events due to the attraction of the city of New Orleans.

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