Burton Coliseum

Burton Coliseum
	Burton Coliseum located in the Burton Complex
	Interactive map of Burton Coliseum
Location	7001 Gulf Highway; Common Street; Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607
Coordinates	30°08′13″N 93°12′41″W / 30.136989°N 93.211476°W
Owner	Calcasieu Parish Police Jury
Operator	McNeese State University
Capacity	8,500
Surface	Concrete
Construction
Built	1976
Opened	1977
Tenants
	McNeese State Cowboys basketball; McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
Website
	www.burtoncomplex.com

The Burton Coliseum, built in 1976, is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The arena contains a domed roof and stands 105 feet from the floor to the top of the roof. It and other buildings in the Burton Complex serve many purposes. The coliseum served as home to the McNeese State Cowboys and Cowgirls basketball teams from 1986 to 2018. The coliseum has a total seating capacity of 8,500 including 6,500-permanent seat multi-purpose arena and 2,000 in temporary seating.^[1]

In 2014, Burton Coliseum started hosting the semifinals and finals of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's boys basketball state tournaments.

Additional uses for Burton Coliseum includes rodeos, equestrian events, concerts, trade shows, and conventions, Festivals, and Mardi Gras Balls. The Complex operates 314 event days annually.

Burton Complex

The Burton Coliseum was one component of a multi-building 50-acre site. Buildings in the Burton Complex include the following:

Burton Coliseum – (discussed above)
- The Chalkey Room – a banquet room in the coliseum.
Burton Event Barn – A 160,000 sq ft building used for various types of events including livestock shows, flea markets, and car shows
Burton Arena – A 50,000 sq ft building used for equestrian and rodeo events
RV Park – 275 units with utilities

The complex was used for numerous events including education events, western events, McNeese State basketball and rodeo competition, high school tournaments, flea markets, and livestock shows. Around 200 events were held at the complex each year.

Gallery

Burton Coliseum main entrance
Burton Coliseum side view

References

↑ "McNeese State - Burton Coliseum". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-07.

External links

[1] "McNeese State - Burton Coliseum". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-07.

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v t e McNeese State University
Campus	Cowboy Stadium Lether E. Frazar Memorial Library Townsley Law Arena Joe Miller Ballpark Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond Ralph O. Ward Memorial Arena
Athletics	McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Softball
Student life	KBYS-FM Recreational Sports Complex

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Louisiana
American	Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)
SEC	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (LSU)
Southland	Townsley Law Arena (McNeese) Lakefront Arena (New Orleans) Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State) Stopher Gymnasium (Nicholls) Pride Roofing University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)
Sun Belt	Cajundome (Louisiana men) Earl K. Long Gymnasium (Louisiana women) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana-Monroe) Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)
SWAC	F. G. Clark Activity Center (Southern) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (Grambling State)

v t e Music venues of Louisiana
Arenas/stadiums	Alario Center BREC Memorial Stadium Burton Coliseum Caesars Superdome Cajundome CenturyLink Center F. G. Clark Activity Center Fant–Ewing Coliseum Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Houma Terrebonne Civic Center Ike Hamilton Expo Center Independence Stadium Lakefront Arena Lamar Dixon Expo Center Monroe Civic Center Pete Maravich Assembly Center Pontchartrain Center Prather Coliseum Pride Roofing University Center Raising Cane's River Center Arena Rapides Parish Coliseum Shrine on Airline Smoothie King Center Stopher Gymnasium Sudduth Coliseum Tad Gormley Stadium Thomas Assembly Center Tiger Stadium Yulman Stadium
Concert halls	Jefferson Performing Arts Center LSU Tiger Band Hall Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts McAlister Auditorium Orpheum Theater River Center Theater for Performing Arts RiverView Theater Saenger Theatre Shaw Center for the Arts
Historic venues	Congo Square New Orleans Municipal Auditorium Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
Outdoor venues	Champions Square Fair Grounds Race Course Greek Theatre New Orleans City Park
Theaters and clubs	Carver Theater Civic Theatre Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts House of Blues The Howlin' Wolf Joy Theater Maple Leaf Bar Preservation Hall Rock n' Bowl Snug Harbor State Palace Theatre Tipitina's
Festivals	Bayou Country Superfest DeltaFest Essence Music Festival Festival International French Quarter Festival Highland Jazz & Blues Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Satchmo SummerFest Voodoo Experience

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