The Alario Center, opening its doors in the spring of 1999, designated to be a multi-purpose facility and sports center, has become the hub of social and cultural activity on the West Bank of the mighty Mississippi River. The 2,000-seat Main Arena plays host to events from basketball and boxing to consumer shows and graduations. The center is a joint venture between the State of Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, and Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (LSED).

The Alario Center opened it’s doors in the Spring of 1999, to be a multi-purpose facility and sports center, has become the hub of social and cultural activity on the West Bank of the mighty Mississippi River. The 2,000 seat Main Arena plays host to events from basketball to boxing, to consumer shows and graduations. The center is a joint venture between the State of Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, and Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District (LSED).

Segnette Field joined the Bayou Segnette Sports Complex on May 3, 2002. This outstanding venue for baseball features grandstand seating for 650 (under a cantilevered roof with unobstructed sight lines), a professional sound system, Scoreboard and AAA-quality field lights. In February 2003, Segnette Field became the new home for Loyola University Baseball, the ballpark’s first permanent home team. Expansion!

The new Hall C expansion adds an additional 20,000 square feet of exhibit space to the Alario Center. This addition gives us the ability to have up to six basketball courts or up to ten volleyball courts and will also include a new concession stand and additional lobby space.

Over the Alario Center’s 15-year history the center has served as the training facility of the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets for 10 years and has been the practice facility of the Arena Football League’s New Orleans Voodoo. Beside numerous sports championships, the Alario Center has hosted and shot multiple movies including: “Get Hard” with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart (2014), “Big Momma’s House 2” with Martin Lawrence (2005), ABC Family’s “Campus Confidential” (2005), and the Lifetime Movie Network’s “Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal” (2008). Television productions include: The WB’s “Star Crossed” (2013), Ring of Honor’s “Supercard of Honor VIII” and three episodes of “ROH TV” (2014), “Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships” (twice in 2003 & 2012) while the Final Four was hosted at the Louisiana Superdome, the “SWAC Volleyball Championships” (2011) and even the Birdman music video for “Pop Bottles” featuring Lil Wayne (2007).

Hall B

Purple, Green & Gold Courts

Hall B is 21,840 sq. ft. of column-free space. Hall B is a very flexible space. With it's drop down dividers the hall is comprised of three hardwood basketball courts. Using sportcourt the hall can be divided into six volleyball courts. For trade shows or fairs the hall can hold over 100 10' x 10' booths, and for banquets the hall can provide seating for up to 800 guests. Hall B also makes an excellent space for a warm-up area for cheerleading & gymnastic events. Hall B is separated from the Main Arena by an airwall that can be opened to create over 30,000 square feet of column-free space.