History
Development
The stadium was first proposed in 1978 by the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, then headed bySeveral of his peers openly questioned Nehrbass' ability to handle such an immense project. They had a good basis for their anxiety since Neil had never taken on such a colossal building. He was known, rather for his non-traditional and sometimesavant-garde The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or ' vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical ...designs. Nehrbass and I had been acquainted many years, and he recognized my passion for this project. We talked at great length about the building and the uses for it. Neil was the consummate artist. He dressed flamboyantly, chain smoked gold-tipped, pastel-colored cigarettes which he imported from England and was definitely not a sports fan. He had never attended a USL ince UL Lafayettebasketball game. But he was enthusiastic about this new project and visited the recently-opened domed facility inBiloxi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated pop ...,Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mis ..., andMadison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsyl ...inNew York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ...to gain insight on how he would make the Lafayette structure unique.
Renovations
The arena underwent a $20 million renovation in 2016, providing seating, concession, accessibility and signage upgrades to the venue.Sports
Arena football
Lafayette Roughnecks
The Lafayette Roughnecks of the af2 played at the Cajundome in 2001.Lafayette Wildcatters
The Lafayette Wildcatters of theBasketball
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns basketball
The Cajundome is home to theSun Belt Conference men's basketball tournaments
It hosted the 1998, 1999, and 2007Boxing
On April 27, 2019,Ice hockey
Louisiana IceGators
The Louisiana IceGators of theSoccer
Lafayette SwampCats
The Cajundome was home to the Lafayette SwampCats of the EISL from 1997 to 1998.Top 10 sports crowds at the Cajundome
# 11,479 vs. Loyola Marymount (12/16/92) # 11,137 vs.Professional Wrestling
Numerous episodes of WWE television shows have been taped at the arena includingConvention Center
In 2002, a new convention center addition to theUse as a shelter
In 2005, following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and soon afterSee also
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