Strawberry Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Hammond

Hammond, Louisiana

Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,049 at the 2009 census. It is home to Southeastern Louisiana University...

, Louisiana

Louisiana

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. It is home to the Southeastern Louisiana University

Southeastern Louisiana University

Southeastern Louisiana University is a state-funded public university in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims, the principal of Hammond High School, as Hammond Junior College, located in a wing of the high school building. Sims succeeded in getting the campus...

 Lions football

American football

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 team

Team

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. The facility opened in 1936.

A renovation completed prior to the 2007 football season expanded seating and added a larger press box to the west side. In addition, a new multilevel parking garage for 500 vehicles was constructed to the west of the stadium and connected to it.