Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, LA
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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 1999 as New Orleans Arena and has been home to the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) 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.
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History & Stats
Opened
October 29, 1999
Nickname
"The Blender", "The Nest"
Former names
New Orleans Arena (1999–2014)
Capacity
Concerts: 17,971, NBA basketball: 16,867 College basketball/NBA playoff games: 18,500
Owner
Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (The State of Louisiana)
Operator
ASM Global
Architect
Arthur Q. Davis and Partners, Billes-Manning Architects, Hewitt Washington and Associates
Construction cost
US$114 million, ($ in dollars)
Broke ground
November 30, 1995
Tenants
New Orleans Brass (ECHL) (1999–2002), New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans (NBA) (2002–present), New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) (2004–2008, 2011–2015)
