is an 8,400-seat domed arena. Enos
Derbonne Sports Complex includes seven
fields. Herman Frasch Park is a softball
complex with eight lighted softball fields.
The Lake Charles Multi Sport Complex
has five baseball fields.
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Contact: Lake Charles-Southwest
Louisiana CVB, www.visitlake
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charles.org.
on p. 27
Monroe/West Monroe
Monroe and West Monroe are
neighboring cities in northeastern
Louisiana and across the Ouachita River
from one another.
Hotel rooms: 2,000
Major facilities: The University of
Louisiana at Monroe features the 35,000seat Malone Football Stadium, the 7,000seat Fant Ewing Coliseum, Warhawk
Baseball Stadium, Oxford Natatorium,
the 15-court Heard Tennis Stadium,
and the Activity Center, which boasts
six basketball courts, eight volleyball
courts, six racquetball courts and eight
badminton courts.
Contact: Monroe-West Monroe CVB,
www.monroe-westmonroe.org.
convergence of three major interstates
and is about 45 minutes north of New
Orleans in southeast Louisiana. The area,
which includes the cities of Covington,
Mandeville and Slidell, offers space for
water sports.
Hotel rooms: 2,500+
Major facilities: Pelican Park offers 30
fields for baseball, softball, flag football,
soccer and lacrosse. The Castine Center
at Pelican Park is a 28,000-squarefoot, multi-purpose venue that can
host volleyball, basketball, pickleball,
wrestling, table tennis, powerlifting, baton
twirling and cheer.
Convention center: Opened in 2005,
the Northshore Harbor Center is a
45,000-square-foot facility that can be
divided into six different floor plans and
can accommodate up to 2,500.
Contact: St. Tammany Parish
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Tourist & Convention Commission,
www.louisiananorthshore.com. ■ See Ad
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SHOP, DINE, ENJOY
Located in downtown Shreveport, the Red
River District is located underneath the
Texas Street Bridge. It is home to an array
of attractions that cater to all ages. From
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comedy clubs to five-star restaurants
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and more, the district is Shreveport's
pride and joy.
Shreveport/Bossier City
Shreveport is in northwest Louisiana
across the Red River from Bossier City.
The cities are situated in the Ark-LaTex, which is the area where Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas meet.
Hotel rooms: 10,500
Major facilities: Independence
Stadium can seat 52,000 for outdoor
events. CenturyLink Center is an indoor
venue that can seat 14,500. Hirsch
Memorial Coliseum is a 20,000-squarefoot, 8,500-seat facility. Cargill Sports
Complex houses 10 softball fields and 13
soccer fields. The Shreveport Convention
Center hosts cheerleading, volleyball and
karate competitions.
Contact: Shreveport-Bossier Sports
Commission, www.shreveport- See Ad
on this
bossier.org.
page
St. Tammany Parish/
Louisiana Northshore
St. Tammany Parish, commonly referred
to as the Northshore, is located at the
www.sportseventsmagazine.com
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