Burton Coliseum
Encyclopedia
Burton Coliseum is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena
, with 2,000 in temporary seating in Lake Charles, Louisiana
. It was built in 1976 and is home to the McNeese State University
Cowboys basketball
team
. It hosted the Southland Conference
men's basketball tournament in 2002.
The arena has 24000 square feet (2,229.7 m²) of space with an additional 160000 square feet (14,864.5 m²) of space at the Livestock and Exhibit Building, with 50,000 more square feet of space at the 1,000-seat Burton Agricultural Arena.
The arena contains a domed roof and stands 105 feet (32 m) from the floor to the top of the roof. Additional uses for Burton Coliseum include rodeo
s, equestrian
events, concerts (seating capacity up to 8,500), trade shows, and convention
s. The coliseum is used for the Louisiana Region 5 Science & Engineering Fair every year. At each semester's end, McNeese State University
hosts its graduation there. It is also used for graduations for some high schools in the area.
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...
, with 2,000 in temporary seating in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
. It was built in 1976 and is home to the McNeese State University
McNeese State University
McNeese State University is a public university located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the United States. Founded in 1939 as a junior college, McNeese experienced growth due to economic activity in the region. It adopted its present name in 1970....
Cowboys basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
. It hosted the Southland Conference
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision...
men's basketball tournament in 2002.
The arena has 24000 square feet (2,229.7 m²) of space with an additional 160000 square feet (14,864.5 m²) of space at the Livestock and Exhibit Building, with 50,000 more square feet of space at the 1,000-seat Burton Agricultural Arena.
The arena contains a domed roof and stands 105 feet (32 m) from the floor to the top of the roof. Additional uses for Burton Coliseum include rodeo
Rodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
s, equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
events, concerts (seating capacity up to 8,500), trade shows, and convention
Convention (meeting)
A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom...
s. The coliseum is used for the Louisiana Region 5 Science & Engineering Fair every year. At each semester's end, McNeese State University
McNeese State University
McNeese State University is a public university located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the United States. Founded in 1939 as a junior college, McNeese experienced growth due to economic activity in the region. It adopted its present name in 1970....
hosts its graduation there. It is also used for graduations for some high schools in the area.