Houma Terrebonne Civic Center
Encyclopedia
The Houma Terrebonne Civic Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena
in Houma, Louisiana
, USA
, hosting local sporting events and concerts. It was opened on January 6, 1999. It was home to the Houma Bayou Bucks
of the National Indoor Football League
from 2002 to 2004, and the Houma Conquerors
of the Southern Indoor Football League
in 2009.
The 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) Civic Center is a multi-purpose building with a 5,000 seat arena, a theatrical / banquet area with a 2,500 person capacity, and a 10000 square feet (929 m²) meeting room area. The facility was built at a cost of $18.1 million.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Houma, Louisiana
Houma, Louisiana
Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, hosting local sporting events and concerts. It was opened on January 6, 1999. It was home to the Houma Bayou Bucks
Houma Bayou Bucks
The Houma Bayou Bucks was a team in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Bucks were officially announced as a team on December 19, 2001...
of the National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League
National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...
from 2002 to 2004, and the Houma Conquerors
Houma Conquerors
The Houma Conquerors are a professional indoor football team and a charter member of the Southern Indoor Football League . Based in Houma, Louisiana, the Conquerors played their home games at the Houma Terrebonne Civic Center. This was Houma's second attempt at an indoor football team following...
of the Southern Indoor Football League
Southern Indoor Football League
The Southern Indoor Football League was an indoor football league based in the Southern and Eastern United States. The most recent incarnation of the league was a consolidation of an earlier league of the same name that was formed by Thom Hager along with Dan Blum, Robert Winfrey and Dan Ryan in...
in 2009.
The 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) Civic Center is a multi-purpose building with a 5,000 seat arena, a theatrical / banquet area with a 2,500 person capacity, and a 10000 square feet (929 m²) meeting room area. The facility was built at a cost of $18.1 million.
External links
- Houma Terrebonne Civic Center website. Retrieved on 2006-01-20.
- "Houma Terrebonne Civic Center", Cultural Resources and Economic Development, City of Houma, Louisiana. Retrieved on 2006-01-20.