Monroe Civic Center | |
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Location | Monroe, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°30′10″N92°06′26″W / 32.502754°N 92.107251°W |
Theatre seating | 2,000 |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | Convention center: 22,000 sq ft (2,000 m2), 15 meeting rooms Contents |
Tenants | |
Monroe Moccasins (WPHL) (1997–2001) Louisiana Bayou Beast (NIFL) (2001) Monroe Moccasins (FPHL) (2024–present) | |
Website | |
yourciviccenter.org |
The Monroe Civic Center is a 7,600-seat, full-service, multi-purpose arena located in Monroe, Louisiana, built in 1965. [1] The facility is home to the Monroe Moccasins ice hockey team and was previously home to the original Monroe Moccasins and the Louisiana Bayou Beast indoor football team. [2]
The Monroe Civic Center has multiple facilities:
The Jacksons played shows at this venue on April 5, 1971, [3] March 3, 1973, March 12, 1977, and in 1978.
Ike & Tina Turner and B.B. King performed at the Monroe Civic Center on July 8, 1971. [4]
Elvis Presley played five sell-out shows at Monroe Civic Center, between March 1974 and May 1975.
President Donald Trump also visited the facility to rally for Eddie Rispone for Louisiana governor in 2019.
Monroe is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical area, the second-largest metropolitan area in North Louisiana. Pecanland Mall is located in Monroe.
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