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| Former names | City Park Stadium (1937–1956) |
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| Location | City Park, New Orleans |
| Owner | New Orleans City Park |
| Operator | New Orleans City Park |
| Capacity | 26,500 |
| Surface | GameDay Grass from AstroTurf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1935 |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Renovated | 2006 |
| Construction cost | $560,000 (1937) |
| Architect | Richard Koch and the firm of Weiss, Dreyfous and Seifert |
| Tenants | |
| LHSAA (football) (track and field) (1937–Present) New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) (1958–1959) New Orleans Privateers (track and field) Tulane Green Wave (track and field) Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets (track and field) New Orleans Privateers (football) (1965–1968, 2008–2011) New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (USL A-League) (1996–1997) New Orleans Thunder (RFL) (1999) Tulane Green Wave (football) (2002–2004, 2008) New Orleans Blaze (WFA) (2002–2011) New Orleans Jesters (PDL) (2008) New Orleans Jazz F.C. (SFL) (2011) | |
Tad Gormley Stadium (originally City Park Stadium) is a 26,500 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]
The stadium is home to the University of New Orleans Privateers men's and women's track and field teams.[2] The Tulane University Green Wave men's and women's track and field teams also host track meets at the stadium. The Xavier University men's and women's track and field teams also use the stadium as its home venue. It is also frequently used for Louisiana High School Athletic Association football games, soccer matches and track and field meets.[3]
The stadium features GameDay Grass MT from AstroTurf, a 400-meter all-weather track, three locker rooms, a press box seating 110, and press suite seating for 40.[1]
- ^ a b "Tad Gormley Stadium". New Orleans City Park. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "University Of New Orleans - Tad Gormley Stadium". Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "Sports Directory". lhsaa.org. Retrieved October 24, 2014.