Laredo Entertainment Center
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The Laredo Energy Arena (known as the Laredo Entertainment Center until March 17, 2010) is a multi-purpose arena
, in Laredo, Texas
. It is home to the Laredo Bucks
ice hockey
team and the Laredo Rattlesnakes
indoor football team. The Laredo Energy Arena can seat up to 8,065 fans, at an ice hockey game, 8,067, at an arena football game, 10,000, at a basketball game, and 11,360, at concerts. It is located to Bob Bullock Loop 20, on the northeastern side of Laredo. Within the Laredo Energy Arena complex, there are several hotels within a walking distance. The Laredo International Airport
is also nearby.
field near the Laredo Energy Arena. The project was first approved by the city council and was voted in favor of (with 61.32% of the votes in favor 38.68% against) constructing it with money collected by a .25% sales tax increase for the Laredo Energy Arena since 2004 of which there is a surplus of about $20 million. The baseball stadium should be around 8,000 to 11,000 seats.
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 Laredo, Texas
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
. It is home to the Laredo Bucks
Laredo Bucks
The Laredo Bucks are an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. They play in Laredo, Texas, USA at the Laredo Energy Arena.-History:Arena Ventures, made up of six businessmen, teamed up with the City of Laredo to build a state-of-the-art facility for the Laredo area and South Texas...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team and the Laredo Rattlesnakes
Laredo Rattlesnakes
The Laredo Rattlesnakes are a professional indoor football team in the Lone Star Football League due to begin play in the 2012 season. Based in Laredo, Texas, the Rattlesnakes will play their home games at the Laredo Energy Arena....
indoor football team. The Laredo Energy Arena can seat up to 8,065 fans, at an ice hockey game, 8,067, at an arena football game, 10,000, at a basketball game, and 11,360, at concerts. It is located to Bob Bullock Loop 20, on the northeastern side of Laredo. Within the Laredo Energy Arena complex, there are several hotels within a walking distance. The Laredo International Airport
Laredo International Airport
-Air cargo operators & destinations :* ABX Air * FedEx Express * UPS Airlines -Accidents and incidents:...
is also nearby.
Laredo Ballpark
The Laredo Ballpark is a current City of Laredo project under construction. The project consists of building a new multiuse BaseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
field near the Laredo Energy Arena. The project was first approved by the city council and was voted in favor of (with 61.32% of the votes in favor 38.68% against) constructing it with money collected by a .25% sales tax increase for the Laredo Energy Arena since 2004 of which there is a surplus of about $20 million. The baseball stadium should be around 8,000 to 11,000 seats.