Lakefront Arena events from Hammond mean a trip to New Orleans’ eastern side, where the arena sits on the LSU New Orleans campus beside Lake Pontchartrain. Check the event’s details and the venue’s entry rules before you leave Hammond, since parking fees and bag requirements can affect your plans.
- Venue: 6801 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122.
- Setting: Eastern portion of the LSU New Orleans campus, on Lake Pontchartrain.
- Events: Sports and concerts, with seating arrangements that vary by event.
- Tickets: The arena’s official website directs visitors to event listings with ticket-purchase options.
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Lakefront Arena hosts sports and concerts, and its seating capacity depends on the event configuration. For Privateers basketball, the venue has 8,701 theatre-style seats and 84 Courtside Krewe chairback seats, for an official capacity of 8,785. Concert configurations can seat from 1,500 to more than 10,000 people.
Use the arena’s official event listings to confirm the performance or game, its start time, and ticket-purchase options. Ticketing providers can differ by event. The box office phone number is 504-280-7222.
The arena opened on November 26, 1983, at a cost of $38 million. After major damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, it reopened in 2008 following more than $20 million in renovations.
How do you get from Hammond to Lakefront Arena?
Lakefront Arena is at 6801 Franklin Avenue, but the venue’s directions cover only the final approach from I-10 eastbound—not the full journey from Hammond. Check your route and event-day travel time before setting out, and use the arena’s official directions for the approach to the venue.
From I-10 eastbound, exit at Elysian Fields Avenue (exit 237), continue to Leon C. Simon Boulevard, turn right, then turn left at Franklin Avenue. If you’re approaching from downtown, note that there is no Franklin Avenue exit from I-10.
The arena also suggests that drivers familiar with Lakeview and Gentilly can use Lakeshore Drive and enter the arena grounds from the lake side to avoid much of the arrival traffic. This is an alternative approach for people who know those neighborhoods, rather than a complete route from Hammond.
Understand venue entry and parking
On-site parking is available, and fees vary by event. Confirm the event’s parking arrangements before you go, and allow time to park and pass through security screening, which applies to all guests.
The clear-bag policy allows one clear bag no larger than 12 by 12 inches, or one clutch or purse no larger than 5 by 7 inches. Backpacks, large bags, totes, grocery bags, patterned clear bags, camera cases, mesh bags, and straw bags are prohibited.
Published prohibited items include outside food, beverages and alcohol; weapons; glass, cans and other containers; fireworks; aerosol cans; professional cameras with removable lenses; audio or video recording devices; and flash photography. Check the official site before you go, since entry policies and event arrangements can be time-sensitive.
Accessible seating varies with the event and production setup. The venue describes wheelchair-accessible seating, seating for guests who are blind, have low vision, are deaf or hard of hearing, and limited-mobility seating. Contact the arena about availability for your event.
Build in time for the return trip
Plan your return to Hammond around the event’s end time and the journey back, rather than assuming you can leave as soon as the performance or game finishes. Check your route and allow for event-day conditions in both directions.
Parking fees vary by event, and the arena’s directions identify arrival traffic as a consideration. If you use the suggested Lakeshore Drive approach, follow it only if you’re familiar with Lakeview and Gentilly. Keep your return route in mind when choosing where to park.
When a Hammond base makes sense
Hammond can work as the starting point for a New Orleans event if you’re prepared to plan a longer trip and verify the drive time for your event. The arena is in New Orleans, not Hammond, and the route and traffic—not just the event schedule—should shape your plans.
Colonial Inn, a one-star hotel in Hammond, is one place to book while planning an event trip from town.
Give yourself time to account for the journey between the airport and Hammond if you’re flying in before the event.
For details on Hammond’s central area, the Hammond city-centre guide covers its streets and local landmarks.
The MSY airport transportation guide for Hammond covers route options from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
FAQs
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Where is Lakefront Arena?
Lakefront Arena is at 6801 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122, on the eastern portion of the LSU New Orleans campus beside Lake Pontchartrain.
Can you park at Lakefront Arena?
Yes. On-site parking is available, and fees vary by event.
What bags can you bring into Lakefront Arena?
The policy allows one clear bag no larger than 12 by 12 inches, or one clutch or purse no larger than 5 by 7 inches. Other listed bag types, including backpacks and totes, are prohibited.
How can you check tickets and event details?
Use the arena’s official event listings for event information and ticket-purchase options. The box office phone number is 504-280-7222.