Raising Cane's River Center (originally named the Riverside Centroplex and later the Baton Rouge River Center) is an entertainment complex in downtown
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge ( ; , ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it List of municipalities in Louisiana, Louisiana's second-m ...
. Opened in 1977, the complex includes: an arena, ballroom, exhibition center, theatre and library. The venue hosts over 500 events per year. In 2016,
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Raising Cane's Restaurants, LLC, doing business as Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers (commonly referred to as Raising Cane's or Cane's) is an American fast casual chain specializing in chicken fingers founded in 1996 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by ...
signed a 10-year naming rights agreement for the River Center.
Venues
Raising Cane's Exhibition Hall
The Exhibition Hall provides a total of
70,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of convention or exhibit space after a 2011 expansion of an additional
10,000 sq ft (1,000 m2). This can be combined with the arena to create more than
100,000 square feet (10,000 m2) of contiguous convention or exhibit space.
Raising Cane's Grand Ballroom
The Grand Ballroom provides
26,150 square feet (2,429 m2) of multi-purpose space.
River Center Theater for Performing Arts
The Theatre for Performing Arts provides seating for up to 1,999 people. It is home to
Opera Louisiane, the
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre and the
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1947, is an orchestra located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. The orchestra performs at the Theater for Performing Arts in the Baton Rouge River Center.
In 1940, a group of women formed a ...
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It is also used for theatre performances and musicals.
Arena
The Raising Cane's River Center Arena presents concerts, sporting events, theater events, trade shows, and family shows, and has seating for up to 10,400 for concerts (both permanent and floor seats), 8,900 for sporting events (permanent seats), and 4,500 for theatre events.
Teams
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ECHL
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Baton Rouge Kingfish
The Baton Rouge Kingfish were a minor professional ice hockey team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the East Coast Hockey League. The franchise arrived in Baton Rouge in 1996 after relocating from Erie, Pennsylvania, where they had playe ...
(1996–2003)
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EISL Baton Rouge Bombers
The Baton Rouge Bombers were an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Bombers played in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League during both of the league's seasons from 1997 to 1998. They played their home games i ...
(1997–1998)
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IPFL Louisiana Bayou Beast
The Louisiana Bayou Beast were a team in the Professional Indoor Football League (1998), Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League (IPFL) in 1999 and reincarnated in 2001 in the National Indoor ...
(1999)
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af2
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Baton Rouge Blaze
The Baton Rouge Blaze was an expansion team that joined the af2 in 2001. ''The Advocate'' held a "Name the Team" contest which was won by a local teacher, Sean Fluharty. The head coach was former LSU quarterback Alan Risher. The cheer/dance tea ...
(2001)
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FPHL Baton Rouge Zydeco (2023)
Gallery
File:Centroplex-logo.png, Former Riverside Centroplex logo
See also
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List of concert halls
A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage (theatre), stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats.
This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention ...
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List of convention centers in the United States
This is a list of convention centers in the United States by U.S. state, state or insular area.
By state Alabama
*Bald Rock Lodge (Cheaha State Park)
*Bessemer Civic Center
*Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
*Bryant Convention Cente ...
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List of music venues
This is a list of lists of some notable music venues worldwide.
Lists
* Asia
** Singapore
* Oceania
** Australia
*** Melbourne
* North America
** Canada
*** Toronto
*** Montreal
** United States
*** San Antonio
*** Portland, Oregon
*** Denver
...
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List of opera houses
This is a list of notable opera houses listed by continent, then by country with the name of the opera house and city. The opera company is sometimes named for clarity.
Africa Egypt
* Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
* Cairo Opera House ...
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Theater in Louisiana
There are many theatre groups and venues for the performing arts in Louisiana, most notably in New Orleans.
Abbeville
* Abbey Players
Alexandria
* Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center
* Hearn Stage at The Kress Theatre
* Rapides Oper ...
References
External links
Official website
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1977 establishments in Louisiana
Buildings and structures in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Concert halls in Louisiana
Convention centers in Louisiana
Economy of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Opera houses in Louisiana
Performing arts centers in Louisiana
Tourist attractions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana