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| Former names | New Orleans Arena (1999–2014) |
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| Address | 1500 Dave Dixon Drive |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29°56′56″N 90°4′55″W / 29.94889°N 90.08194°W |
| Public transit |  49 Poydras Street  New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal |
| Owner | Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (The State of Louisiana) |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | Concerts: 17,805 NBA basketball: 17,791 College basketball/NBA playoff games: 18,500 Arena football/Ice hockey: 16,900 |
| 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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Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) 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 (NBA) since 2002.[8] 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.
- ^ Waddell, Ray (December 18, 1995). "Construction Begins on Superdome's Sister Venue: New Orleans Sports Arena". Amusement Business. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "CM Jobs". CS Associates. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "New Orleans Arena". Emporis. Retrieved September 15, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "The New Orleans Arena". Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Archived from the original on March 8, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "New Orleans Sports Arena". Manhattan Construction Group. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Jimmy (October 29, 2009). "New Orleans Arena, in Its 10th Year, Took Wheeling and Dealing to Come to Fruition". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "Pelicans uniting with Smoothie King". ESPN. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.