Constructed by the Works Progress Administration,[1] it was opened in 1937 and sat 12,000 people at its peak. At the time of its construction, it was six feet larger than Madison Square Garden, which made it the biggest coliseum in the United States. It is named after John M. Parker, 27th Governor of Louisiana, who pushed to move the campus to its current location during his tenure.[2]
WPA construction sign for the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (1936)
When it opened in 1937, it became the primary home of the LSU Tigers basketball team, though for several years both the Gym/Armory and the coliseum were used for LSU basketball games. In 1938, the facility hosted the Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament. In the 1950s, it became the sole home of the LSU Tigers basketball team. In the 1960s, the Coliseum was home to Pete Maravich-led basketball teams and it was his prominence that led to the construction of the LSU Assembly Center which now bears his name.
The basketball team's final season playing in the coliseum was 1970–71. LSU won its final game there, defeating Auburn 114–94 on February 15, 1971.
The former LSU Tigers boxing team held matches at Parker Coliseum and the Huey P. Long Field House. The 1949 LSU boxing team went undefeated in regular season play and finished the year by beating South Carolina in front of 11,000 fans in Parker Coliseum, en route to its first and only national title.[3]
Today, it has reverted to its original purpose as a host of agricultural events, such as rodeos, horse shows, livestock shows, and other events for the LSU AgCenter and the 4-H program.[4] It also serves as the location for Dance Marathon at LSU, which is the only collegiate Dance Marathon program held in an agricultural center.
john, parker, agricultural, coliseum, john, parker, agricultural, center, seat, multi, purpose, arena, baton, rouge, louisiana, hosts, local, sporting, events, horse, shows, livestock, shows, concerts, palace, locationbaton, rouge, louisiana, uscoordinates30, . The John M Parker Agricultural Coliseum or John M Parker Agricultural Center is a 6 756 seat multi purpose arena in Baton Rouge Louisiana It hosts local sporting events horse shows livestock shows and concerts John M Parker Agricultural Coliseum Cow Palace LocationBaton Rouge Louisiana USCoordinates30 24 27 N 91 10 28 W 30 40739 N 91 17445 W 30 40739 91 17445OwnerLouisiana State UniversityOperatorLouisiana State University Agricultural Center LSU AgCenter Capacity12 000 Peak 6 756 Current SurfaceMulti surface portable hardwood for basketball ConstructionOpened1937ArchitectEdward F NeildTenantsHorse shows Livestock shows Rodeos 1937 Present LSU Tigers Men s basketball 1937 1971 LSU Tigers boxing 1937 1956 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editConstructed by the Works Progress Administration 1 it was opened in 1937 and sat 12 000 people at its peak At the time of its construction it was six feet larger than Madison Square Garden which made it the biggest coliseum in the United States It is named after John M Parker 27th Governor of Louisiana who pushed to move the campus to its current location during his tenure 2 nbsp WPA construction sign for the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center 1936 When it opened in 1937 it became the primary home of the LSU Tigers basketball team though for several years both the Gym Armory and the coliseum were used for LSU basketball games In 1938 the facility hosted the Southeastern Conference men s basketball tournament In the 1950s it became the sole home of the LSU Tigers basketball team In the 1960s the Coliseum was home to Pete Maravich led basketball teams and it was his prominence that led to the construction of the LSU Assembly Center which now bears his name The basketball team s final season playing in the coliseum was 1970 71 LSU won its final game there defeating Auburn 114 94 on February 15 1971 The former LSU Tigers boxing team held matches at Parker Coliseum and the Huey P Long Field House The 1949 LSU boxing team went undefeated in regular season play and finished the year by beating South Carolina in front of 11 000 fans in Parker Coliseum en route to its first and only national title 3 Today it has reverted to its original purpose as a host of agricultural events such as rodeos horse shows livestock shows and other events for the LSU AgCenter and the 4 H program 4 It also serves as the location for Dance Marathon at LSU which is the only collegiate Dance Marathon program held in an agricultural center The rodeo scenes with Matthew McConaughey from his Oscar winning film Dallas Buyers Club were shot at the Coliseum See also editLouisiana State University Agricultural Center LSU Tigers and Lady TigersReferences edit Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Living New Deal Retrieved 2018 05 18 John M Parker Agricultural Coliseum Rediff Pages 1188491 1949 NCAA Boxing Champ Pee Wee Moss Dies 86 LSUsports net The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics www lsusports net Archived from the original on 2012 10 05 Livestock Show Office 7 December 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John M Parker Agricultural Coliseum Official website This article about a sports venue in Louisiana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John M Parker Agricultural Coliseum amp oldid 1145832488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
