THE ALARIO EVENT CENTER &
SEGNETTE FIELD
at the Bayou Segnette Sports Complex

 Nestled adjacent to Bayou Segnette State Park, the Bayou Segnette Sports Complex is located only minutes from New Orleans’ central business district and the historic French Quarter via the Crescent City Connection Bridge. The John A. Alario Sr. Event Center is the premier sports and event facility in the Greater New Orleans area. Opening its doors in 1999, the Alario Center is designated to be an amateur sports complex and a multi-purpose facility, which has rapidly become the hub of social and cultural activity on the West Bank of the mighty Mississippi River. The Alario Center also currently serves as the practice facility of the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets and Segnette Field serves as the home to Loyola University’s Wolfpack baseball program. The complex is a joint venture between the State of Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, and Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (LSED). The LSED is a state agency/political subdivision comprised of seven members appointed by the governor. The board's primary purpose is to plan, finance, construct, develop, maintain and operate facilities located within the District for events of public interest. The LSED is responsible for the John A. Alario Sr. Event Center, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans Arena, New Orleans Saints Training Facility, TPC Louisiana, and Zephyr Field. To learn more about the LSED click on the logo below.

Hosting Local, National, and International Events

From basketball and volleyball tournaments, high school graduations, weddings and baby showers, the Alario Center provides a facility for locals to showcase their most important events. The Center also hosts trade shows, theatrical performances, concerts, carnival balls and fund-raisers. The Alario Center serves as a community center and is the only facility like this on the Westbank.

In addition to hosting local community events, the Alario Center sets the stage for numerous regional, national and international sporting events. The men’s and women’s U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Trials, a nationally televised event, was held at the Center on July 22, 2000. The winners of the event competed in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.

The Center has also hosted girls’ basketball tournaments, with teams competing from countries ranging from Puerto Rico to Finland.  The Alario Center has the ability to bring an international audience to Jefferson Parish.

The Alario Center and Segnette Field bring a substantial economic impact to Jefferson Parish. Working together with the Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Alario Center is able to bring people to Jefferson Parish, put them in hotels, get them in restaurants, have them visit the malls, and have them visit tourist attractions.

Making Jefferson Parish a Better Place