Live Entertainment Venues

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge Little Theater is Louisiana's most beloved community theater — an institution presenting outstanding theatrical productions for the state capital community. BRLT's extraordinary 90+ year history and its remarkable commitment to presenting quality community theater create a performing arts organization of genuine Louisiana theatrical community significance.

7155 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Raising Cane's River Center Arena is the 11,000-seat multipurpose arena in Downtown Baton Rouge hosting LSU sports, major concert tours, and family entertainment. One of Louisiana's largest indoor entertainment venues outside New Orleans, it serves as the concert anchor for the state's second-largest city.

275 S River Rd 70801

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

L'Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge LA presents entertainment and gaming for the Louisiana state capital market, with the Event Center presenting concerts and special events for the Baton Rouge metropolitan area adjacent to the Mississippi River.

777 L'Auberge Ave 70820

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

L'Auberge Casino Resort Baton Rouge is Louisiana's premier casino resort outside of New Orleans, featuring a concert venue that hosts national touring acts alongside full casino, hotel, and spa facilities. Located on the Mississippi River, L'Auberge hosts major entertainment events including country, R&B, and pop headliners in its Event Center.

777 L'Auberge Ave 70820

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

L'Auberge Casino Resort Baton Rouge is Louisiana's premier riverboat casino resort, featuring an entertainment center with regular concert events, comedy performances, and a casino floor entertainment program that serves Baton Rouge and the greater capital area. One of South Louisiana's most complete casino entertainment experiences outside New Orleans.

777 L'Auberge Ave 70820

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Tiger Stadium at LSU is one of the most electrifying venues in college football — a 102,000-capacity stadium where LSU's night games create an atmosphere so intimidating that visiting teams have been psychologically broken before kickoff. LSU's extraordinary night game tradition, their multiple national championships, and Baton Rouge's absolute dedication to Tiger football create game-day experiences of unparalleled Southeastern athletic passion.

North Stadium Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge is a 325-seat intimate performing arts venue presenting jazz, world music, theater, and dance programming for the state capital's cultural community alongside the larger Meadows Recital Hall.

100 Lafayette St 70801

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Varsity Theatre on Highland Road in Baton Rouge is an intimate 1,000-capacity concert hall adjacent to the Louisiana State University campus, the primary dedicated live music venue serving LSU's massive student body and the broader Baton Rouge arts community. The venue books a mix of national indie acts, EDM, and local Louisiana artists.

3353 Highland Rd 70802

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Pete Maravich Assembly Center at Louisiana State University is Baton Rouge's primary indoor arena, a 13,215-seat facility home to LSU basketball that also hosts major concerts and touring shows for the Baton Rouge market. Named for LSU's legendary basketball alumnus, the PMAC serves the LSU community and greater Baton Rouge metropolitan area.

N Stadium Dr, Baton Rouge LA 70803

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Raising Cane's River Center in downtown Baton Rouge is the state capital's primary large-venue entertainment complex, presenting major concerts, family entertainment, and Louisiana State University sporting events in an 8,000-seat arena on the Mississippi River waterfront.

275 S River Rd 70801

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge is the Louisiana state capital's premier multidisciplinary arts center, presenting visual art, theater, dance, and music in a striking contemporary building adjacent to the historic Old State Capitol. The Shaw Center anchors Baton Rouge's downtown arts district.

100 Lafayette St 70801

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Spanish Moon on Highland Road in Baton Rouge is one of Louisiana's most beloved independent music venues, a 500-capacity bar presenting rock, blues, funk, and alternative touring acts for the LSU community. Spanish Moon has been one of the defining venues of Baton Rouge's live music scene since 1990.

1109 Highland Rd 70802

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Spanish Moon is Baton Rouge's beloved live music bar and indie rock venue on Highland Road near LSU, presenting local and regional touring acts in an intimate setting. One of the most important small music venues in Louisiana outside of New Orleans's French Quarter clubs.

1109 Highland Rd 70802

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Varsity Theatre near LSU in Baton Rouge is a 1,200-capacity historic theater presenting national touring concerts for the LSU university community. Situated on Highland Road adjacent to the LSU campus, the Varsity serves the enormous LSU student population with the consistent rock, indie, and alternative programming that makes college-town entertainment venues essential to any city's cultural life.

3353 Highland Rd 70802

Bossier City, Louisiana

The Bossier-Shreveport metropolitan area serves northwestern Louisiana with professional sports entertainment shaped by Barksdale Air Force Base (home of the 8th Air Force, America's most storied strategic bombing command) and the remarkable casino entertainment economy. The Mudbugs professional hockey team and the Shreveport-Bossier area's passionate sports community create sporting events of genuine northern Louisiana community significance.

Arthur Ray Teague Pkwy, Bossier City, LA 71112

Bossier City, Louisiana

Horseshoe Bossier City Casino in Bossier City LA is one of the Ark-La-Tex region's primary casino entertainment destinations, presenting concerts and entertainment in its casino resort facilities across the Red River from Shreveport in the largest gaming market in the Four States area.

711 Horseshoe Blvd 71111

Lafayette, Louisiana

Acadiana Symphony Orchestra is the most important classical music institution in Cajun Country — presenting outstanding orchestral concerts that reflect the extraordinary French-Acadian musical heritage of South Louisiana. The Acadiana Symphony's remarkable programming breadth and its unique position serving the most distinctively French-speaking region in Louisiana create an orchestra of genuine Acadian cultural significance.

Heymann Performing Arts Center, Lafayette, LA 70503

Lafayette, Louisiana

Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette LA is one of Cajun Country's most beloved live music venues, a backyard concert space and hostel bar presenting local and touring zydeco, Cajun, blues, and Americana acts nightly. The Blue Moon's laid-back outdoor atmosphere and consistent local music booking make it an essential stop for visitors seeking authentic Acadiana music culture.

215 E Convent St 70501

Lafayette, Louisiana

Festival International de Louisiane is Lafayette's internationally celebrated free outdoor world music festival held each April, presenting 300+ free performances by artists from 5 continents on 7 stages throughout downtown Lafayette. The festival draws 500,000+ attendees over five days and is one of the largest free outdoor arts festivals in the United States.

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Golden Nugget Lake Charles in southwest Louisiana is one of the Gulf Coast's most complete casino resort entertainment complexes, featuring a 400-seat showroom for concerts and headliners, multiple restaurants and bars, a spa, and extensive entertainment programming for the Lake Charles market and Texas border region.

2121 W Prien Lake Rd 70601

Lake Charles, Louisiana

L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles is a AAA Four Diamond beach-adjacent resort on the Calcasieu River — Southwest Louisiana's premier gaming destination and the primary entertainment draw for the Houston gaming corridor. The Contraband Bayou Golf Club, full beach, resort spa, and a 1,500-seat entertainment venue serving national country and R&B headliners make L'Auberge the flagship of Louisiana's non-New Orleans gaming market.

777 Avenue L'Auberge 70601

Lake Charles, Louisiana

L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles LA is one of the Gulf South's most complete resort entertainment destinations, presenting major headliner concerts in its Casino Event Center alongside luxury hotel, spa, golf course, and multiple dining and bar establishments that serve the Lake Charles and east Texas entertainment market.

777 L'Auberge Ave 70601

Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State Cowboys serve southwestern Louisiana's most important city — a Lake Charles community where the extraordinary LNG terminal wealth, the remarkable Cajun cultural heritage, and McNeese's passionate sports community create athletic events of considerable Southland Conference significance.

4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70609

Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe is northeastern Louisiana's most important city — a Ouachita River community where the remarkable Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs athletics, the extraordinary Delta blues heritage, and the genuine North Louisiana community character create sporting events of considerable Louisiana regional cultural significance.

De Siard St, Monroe, LA 71201

Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe Civic Center in northeast Louisiana presents concerts, family entertainment, and community events for the Monroe-West Monroe twin-city market, the primary entertainment venue for the northeast Louisiana region between Shreveport and Jackson MS.

401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expy 71201

New Orleans, Louisiana

Blue Nile is one of Frenchmen Street's most revered live music venues, a three-room complex offering jazz, funk, brass band, and R&B performances nightly across multiple intimate stages. The rooftop bar and balcony views over Frenchmen Street make Blue Nile a perfect Frenchmen Street nightcap venue after exploring the block's many other music options.

532 Frenchmen St 70116

New Orleans, Louisiana

Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street is a New Orleans music club presenting funk, R&B, world music, and jazz on its ground-floor stage and rooftop bar, one of the consistently diverse and eclectic venues on the Marigny's internationally celebrated music street.

532 Frenchmen St 70116

New Orleans, Louisiana

Caesars Superdome in New Orleans is one of the most iconic sports and entertainment venues in America, home to the New Orleans Saints and host of the Super Bowl multiple times. The Superdome's massive arena floor presents major concert productions by artists who require enormous production budgets and audience capacities, making it one of the country's most significant large-scale entertainment facilities.

Sugar Bowl Dr 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Caesars Superdome is one of America's most iconic sports venues and the home of the New Orleans Saints (NFL), hosting major events from Super Bowls to college championships and some of the biggest touring concerts in the South. One of Louisiana's most recognizable landmarks and a major driver of New Orleans tourism.

1500 Sugar Bowl Dr 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Civic Theatre is a 2,300-capacity concert hall in a 1912 historic theater building in downtown New Orleans, hosting national touring acts, DJ events, and local performances. One of the largest dedicated concert spaces in New Orleans, filling a gap between the arena shows at Smoothie King Center and the intimate club venues on Frenchmen Street.

510 O'Keefe Ave 70113

New Orleans, Louisiana

Civic Theatre New Orleans is the city's most atmospheric concert venue — a beautifully renovated 1906 theater presenting major concerts in a magnificent 1,200-capacity historic space. New Orleans's extraordinary concert culture (it hosts more live music per capita than any American city) and Civic Theatre's remarkable programming of outstanding touring acts create a concert venue of genuine Louisiana entertainment significance.

510 O'Keefe Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Fillmore New Orleans is a 2,600-capacity concert venue at the Harrah's New Orleans casino, part of the legendary Fillmore brand bringing major touring acts to a premium concert experience in the heart of downtown New Orleans near Canal Street. Fillmore New Orleans provides a world-class concert hall experience inside the city's primary casino resort.

945 Canal St 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Generations Hall is a massive 1,500-person event venue and nightclub in the Central Business District housed in a converted 1800s molasses factory warehouse, hosting large EDM events, private concerts, and Mardi Gras events. The massive raw industrial space provides New Orleans's largest dedicated nightclub environment.

310 Andrew Higgins Dr 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

Generations Hall in New Orleans's Warehouse District is a 1,500-capacity venue for concerts and private events in a beautifully restored historic building, presenting special event programming and touring acts that need a large space with character in New Orleans.

310 Andrew Higgins Blvd 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

House of Blues New Orleans is a 1,000-capacity live music venue in the French Quarter hosting an eclectic calendar of blues, rock, R&B, jazz, and country acts. The New Orleans location feels especially fitting for the brand's Southern musical roots, featuring the iconic Foundation Room private club and the famous Sunday Gospel Brunch.

225 Decatur St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

House of Blues New Orleans on Decatur Street in the French Quarter is one of the chain's original and most culturally significant locations, presenting national touring acts and local New Orleans music in the heart of the city that created the blues tradition. The venue's Gospel Brunch Sunday performances and late-night local music are essential experiences for visitors to the French Quarter.

225 Decatur St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

Howlin' Wolf is a legendary New Orleans live music venue in the Warehouse District, a 1,000-capacity club that has presented touring and local rock, alternative, hip-hop, and funk acts for over three decades. One of the most trusted mid-size venues in New Orleans for booking artists across genres.

907 S Peters St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans's Warehouse District is one of the city's most respected mid-size music venues, a 600-capacity room presenting blues, rock, alternative, and local music acts including regular appearances by New Orleans-based artists. Named for the legendary blues musician, the venue maintains a strong connection to the roots of New Orleans music culture.

907 S Peters St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

Joy Theater is a restored 900-capacity concert hall near Canal Street, hosting touring bands, comedy shows, boxing events, and local productions. The venue's 1946-era bones and modern production capabilities make it a flexible mid-size venue in Downtown New Orleans's growing entertainment district.

1200 Canal St 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Joy Theater on Canal Street in New Orleans is a 600-seat restored 1947 movie palace presenting concerts, comedy, and special events for the Canal Street corridor adjacent to the French Quarter. The Joy's restoration contributes to the ongoing revival of the Canal Street entertainment corridor.

1200 Canal St 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Joy Theater is New Orleans's most beloved mid-size concert venue — a beautifully renovated 1947 Canal Street theater presenting outstanding concerts and special events. Joy Theater's extraordinary art deco setting and its remarkable programming of outstanding touring acts create a concert venue of genuine New Orleans entertainment historical significance.

1200 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Little Gem Saloon on South Rampart Street in New Orleans is a 1903 jazz history landmark restored as a live jazz venue, presenting traditional New Orleans jazz in a beautifully restored historic saloon that honors the Central Business District's role in the early development of jazz music in the early 20th century.

445 S Rampart St 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Mahalia Jackson Theater is home to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra — the only musician-owned symphony in the United States. Named for Mahalia Jackson (the greatest gospel singer in American history, born in New Orleans's Tremé neighborhood), this theater connects New Orleans's extraordinary African American musical heritage to its contemporary classical music culture.

1419 Basin St, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Maison on Frenchmen Street is a multi-level venue with a main stage downstairs, a balcony bar, and a rooftop terrace, hosting nightly brass band and jazz performances as one of the Frenchmen Street corridor's anchor venues. Free admission for early shows creates one of the most accessible live music experiences on the strip.

508 Frenchmen St 70116

New Orleans, Louisiana

Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street in Uptown New Orleans is one of the city's most beloved neighborhood music bars, presenting live jazz, blues, zydeco, and roots music seven nights a week in a warmly decorated venue that has been serving the Tulane and Loyola University community since 1974. The Sunday night Rebirth Brass Band residency is one of New Orleans's most celebrated regular music events.

8316 Oak St 70118

New Orleans, Louisiana

Marigny Opera House in New Orleans's Faubourg Marigny neighborhood presents opera, dance, and experimental performance in a beautifully restored 1853 church, serving as a community arts center at the crossroads of the Marigny and Bywater creative neighborhoods.

725 St Ferdinand St 70117

New Orleans, Louisiana

Mid-City Rock 'n' Bowl is one of New Orleans's most beloved institutions — a bowling alley, bar, and concert hall that has combined bowling, Cajun dancing, and live music since 1988. Thursday night zydeco and weekly Cajun two-step dance nights have made Rock 'n' Bowl a mandatory cultural experience for visitors who want to participate in authentic New Orleans traditions.

3000 S Carrollton Ave 70118

New Orleans, Louisiana

Rock 'n' Bowl in Mid-City New Orleans combines vintage bowling lanes with one of the city's most beloved live music venues, presenting zydeco, New Orleans R&B, and jazz music nightly in a joyful atmosphere where bowling and live music create a uniquely New Orleans entertainment experience. One of the most joyful and authentic entertainment experiences in a city that specializes in joyful and authentic entertainment.

3000 S Carrollton Ave 70118

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Ballet Association presents world-class dance at Mahalia Jackson Theater — bringing outstanding national and international dance companies to Louisiana's most culturally rich city. NOBA's remarkable programming of outstanding classical and contemporary dance creates a dance presenter of genuine Louisiana performing arts significance.

Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Caesars Superdome is one of the most famous stadiums in the world — the home of the New Orleans Saints NFL team (Super Bowl XLIV champions), site of six Super Bowls, and the venue where Beyoncé and the most significant stadium concerts in American history have been performed. The Superdome's extraordinary history (from serving as the shelter of last resort during Hurricane Katrina to the Saints' emotional return and championship run) makes it the most emotionally resonant sports venue in the United States.

1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Jazz Market on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard is a state-of-the-art 340-seat performance hall dedicated to jazz music in New Orleans's historic African-American Central City neighborhood, presenting contemporary jazz programming that serves both as a venue for world-class jazz artists and as a community anchor for the culturally significant OCH Boulevard corridor.

1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd 70113

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Opera is America's oldest opera company in continuous operation — presenting outstanding operatic productions in the city where American opera was born (the first opera in America was performed in New Orleans in 1796). NOPERA's extraordinary historical legacy and its remarkable contemporary programming create an opera company of singular American operatic heritage significance.

Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

One Eyed Jacks is New Orleans's most theatrical music venue — a French Quarter theater with a magnificent 19th-century burlesque house interior where outstanding rock, indie, and alternative acts perform in the most dramatically atmospheric setting in Louisiana. One Eyed Jacks's extraordinary French Quarter location and its remarkable Victorian theatrical interior create a concert venue of genuine New Orleans entertainment culture significance.

615 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

One Eyed Jacks is one of New Orleans's most distinctive live music venues, a 600-capacity concert hall in the French Quarter decorated with vintage theater aesthetic including velvet curtains and crimson walls. The venue consistently books eclectic and experimental touring acts that don't fit neatly into New Orleans's brass band or jazz categorization.

615 Toulouse St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

One Eyed Jacks on Toulouse Street in New Orleans's French Quarter is a 300-capacity music venue and bar with deep velvet decor and an atmosphere that feels both theatrical and genuinely New Orleans. The venue presents touring indie and alternative acts alongside New Orleans music programming in one of the city's most stylishly decorated rooms.

615 Toulouse St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

One Eyed Jacks in the French Quarter is a beloved New Orleans music and event venue presenting indie rock, burlesque, film screenings, and eclectic special events in a beautifully decorated 300-capacity venue that embodies the alternative entertainment culture that exists alongside New Orleans's mainstream tourism economy.

615 Toulouse St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

Orpheum Theater in downtown New Orleans is a magnificent 1,800-seat restored 1918 theater presenting concerts, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performances, and special events. The Orpheum's Spanish Baroque architecture and superb acoustics make it one of New Orleans's most beautiful and beloved entertainment venues, a cultural treasure saved from demolition after Hurricane Katrina.

129 Roosevelt Way 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Orpheum Theater is New Orleans's most beautifully restored historic concert venue — an 1100-seat 1918 Beaux Arts theater presenting outstanding concerts and theatrical events in a magnificent historic interior. The Orpheum's extraordinary revival (it reopened in 2016 after years of Katrina-related closure) and its remarkable programming of world-class entertainment create a concert venue of genuine New Orleans cultural resilience and historical significance.

129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Preservation Hall is one of New Orleans's most sacred musical institutions — a bare-bones, standing-room-only jazz club in the French Quarter that has preserved traditional New Orleans jazz since 1961. The small, dimly lit hall hosts authentic jazz bands nightly without amplification, making it one of the most powerful live music experiences available anywhere in America.

726 St Peter St 70116

New Orleans, Louisiana

Prytania Theatre in New Orleans's Garden District is one of the oldest single-screen movie theaters in the South, a 1915 neighborhood cinema presenting mainstream films and special screenings for the Uptown community that has maintained its character as a neighborhood gathering place for over a century.

5339 Prytania St 70115

New Orleans, Louisiana

Republic New Orleans in the Warehouse District is one of the city's larger club venues, a 1,500-capacity space presenting major touring electronic, hip-hop, and indie acts that need a room larger than Tipitina's or the Civic Theatre but smaller than the Saenger.

828 S Peters St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Saenger Theatre is New Orleans's grandest restored concert hall, a 2,500-seat 1927 atmospheric theater with a ceiling designed to simulate a Mediterranean sky with twinkling stars and cloud effects. Beautifully restored after Hurricane Katrina, it hosts Broadway touring productions, headliner concerts, and special events in an irreplaceable historic setting.

1111 Canal St 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Saenger Theatre is New Orleans's magnificent 2,706-seat 1927 movie palace, beautifully restored after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, presenting major concerts, Broadway touring productions, and special events. One of America's finest historic theater venues and New Orleans's premier large-capacity concert hall for acts below the arena tier.

1111 Canal St 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Saenger Theatre New Orleans is one of the most magnificently restored historic theaters in America — a 2,700-seat 1927 atmospheric theater where Broadway touring shows, major concerts, and cultural events take place in a magical indoor sky (the ceiling creates the illusion of an outdoor Italian Renaissance courtyard under the stars). The Saenger's extraordinary post-Katrina restoration and its magnificent atmospheric interior create a performing arts venue of genuine New Orleans resilience and theatrical heritage significance.

1111 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

Smoothie King Center is New Orleans's 19,000-seat arena, home to the New Orleans Pelicans NBA team and the city's primary venue for major touring concerts and events. The arena presents the largest touring concert acts that visit the New Orleans market in a state-of-the-art facility in the city's Central Business District.

1501 Dave Dixon Dr 70113

New Orleans, Louisiana

Smoothie King Center is New Orleans's 19,000-seat NBA arena home to the New Orleans Pelicans and one of Louisiana's premier concert venues, hosting major touring acts and special events. The downtown arena is central to the city's sports and entertainment programming and serves as the largest indoor venue in Louisiana.

1501 Dave Dixon Dr 70113

New Orleans, Louisiana

Smoothie King Center is New Orleans' most important indoor entertainment venue — a 19,000-capacity arena home to the New Orleans Pelicans NBA team and one of the South's most active concert arenas. New Orleans' extraordinary tradition of civic celebration (the city that gave America Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and the second-line parade) creates an entertainment culture of infectious communal joy that makes Pelicans games and arena concerts among the most celebratory sports entertainment experiences in the NBA.

1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113

New Orleans, Louisiana

Smoothie King Center in New Orleans is a 19,000-seat arena home to the New Orleans Pelicans NBA team, presenting major concert headliners and premium entertainment for the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. As one of the South's premier indoor entertainment arenas, the Center attracts the biggest touring artists and sporting events to the Crescent City.

1501 Dave Dixon Dr 70113

New Orleans, Louisiana

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro is one of New Orleans's premier contemporary jazz clubs, a 150-capacity seated listening room on Frenchmen Street presenting world-class jazz musicians (Ellis Marsalis, Charmaine Neville, and others) in a concert setting with dinner service. New Orleans's answer to a top New York City jazz club in terms of musical quality.

626 Frenchmen St 70116

New Orleans, Louisiana

Southern Repertory Theatre is New Orleans's most important professional theater company — an institution dedicated to presenting plays by and about the American South. Southern Rep's extraordinary commitment to Southern dramatic literature and its remarkable presentation of plays reflecting the complex cultural, racial, and social history of Louisiana create a theater company of genuine Louisiana theatrical and cultural significance.

333 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

Southern Repertory Theater presents professional theater productions in the New Orleans Arts District, serving as one of Louisiana's most respected regional theater organizations with a commitment to Southern stories and new Southern playwrights.

333 Canal St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Spotted Cat Music Club on Frenchmen Street in the Marigny is one of New Orleans's most consistently excellent live jazz venues, presenting traditional jazz, Latin jazz, and swing music nightly with no cover charge. The intimate club's authentic New Orleans music experience and warm neighborhood atmosphere make it a favorite destination for visitors and locals who want to escape the tourist traps of Bourbon Street.

623 Frenchmen St 70116

New Orleans, Louisiana

Caesars Superdome serves as New Orleans's largest sporting and entertainment venue — hosting not just NFL Saints games but major concerts (Rolling Stones, Beyoncé), Sugar Bowl college football, NCAA basketball tournaments, and special events that bring 70,000+ visitors to the most culturally unique city in America.

1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Spotted Cat Music Club is one of Frenchmen Street's most beloved live music venues, a 100-capacity listening room presenting live jazz, swing, gypsy jazz, and brass band music nightly with no cover charge. A quintessential New Orleans dive jazz bar that captures the authentic French Quarter jazz heritage in the bohemian Marigny.

623 Frenchmen St 70116

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tipitina's is New Orleans's most legendary music venue, open since 1977 in an Uptown former grocery store, named for Professor Longhair's song. The home stage for countless New Orleans R&B, funk, and jazz artists, Tipa's has hosted everyone from Dr. John to Allen Toussaint to Galactic to international touring acts seeking an authentic New Orleans music experience.

501 Napoleon Ave 70115

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tipitina's on Napoleon Avenue in New Orleans's Uptown neighborhood is one of the most important music venues in American music history, named for a Professor Longhair song and presenting New Orleans R&B, funk, and Louisiana music culture since 1977. Tipitina's has been the venue where the New Orleans musical tradition is most purely celebrated, from Meters reunion concerts to weekly Carnival balls to the next generation of New Orleans talent.

501 Napoleon Ave 70115

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Toulouse Theatre is a performing arts venue in the French Quarter presenting comedy, live music, and theatrical productions in a charming 600-seat historic theater. Part of the French Quarter's concentration of performance venues that extends far beyond the famous bar-focused Bourbon Street scene.

615 Toulouse St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

Toulouse Theatre in the French Quarter is a 100-capacity cabaret and comedy venue presenting stand-up comedy, burlesque, and theatrical performances in an intimate space that embodies the underground performance culture of New Orleans's arts community.

615 Toulouse St 70130

New Orleans, Louisiana

Yulman Stadium returned Tulane Green Wave football to campus — a beautifully designed 30,000-capacity on-campus stadium creating an extraordinary college football atmosphere in America's most culturally unique city. Tulane's remarkable academic heritage (one of the South's most prestigious research universities) and its passionate Green Wave fan base create college athletic events of genuine New Orleans academic sporting significance.

2100 Benjamin Franklin Dr, New Orleans, LA 70118

New Orleans, Louisiana

UNO Lakefront Arena serves the University of New Orleans community with concerts and athletic events — a Lakeshore Drive facility where the extraordinary Lake Pontchartrain setting and the New Orleans metropolitan community create a concert venue of considerable Louisiana educational and entertainment significance.

6801 Franklin Ave, New Orleans, LA 70122

New Orleans, Louisiana

Shrine on Airline (Zephyr Field) serves New Orleans's baseball community — a Metairie facility where the New Orleans Baby Cakes Triple-A baseball creates sporting events deeply connected to the extraordinary Louisiana sports culture. New Orleans's remarkable 150-year professional baseball history makes its minor league baseball one of the most historically rooted in the country.

6000 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003

New Orleans, Louisiana

d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street in the Marigny is a music bar presenting traditional New Orleans jazz, brass band, and blues music nightly with an excellent selection of craft beer and whiskey. One of the stalwarts of the Frenchmen Street music scene, d.b.a. maintains an authentic neighborhood bar atmosphere that makes it a beloved locals' favorite.

618 Frenchmen St 70116

New Orleans, Louisiana

dba on Frenchmen Street is one of New Orleans's most respected live music bars, presenting a diverse nightly lineup of jazz, blues, funk, brass band, and alternative music in a 200-capacity bar that serves as an anchor of the Frenchmen Street live music ecosystem.

618 Frenchmen St 70116

Shreveport, Louisiana

Eldorado Shreveport Resort Casino is a major casino resort on the Red River presenting entertainment, restaurants, and casino gaming for the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area, one of the major casino entertainment markets in the South.

451 Clyde Fant Pkwy 71101

Shreveport, Louisiana

Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City (across the Red River from Shreveport) is northwest Louisiana's premier casino resort, featuring entertainment events in its showroom and casino floor programming. The Shreveport-Bossier City casino corridor provides regional entertainment options for the Ark-La-Tex region.

777 Margaritaville Way 71111

Shreveport, Louisiana

Sam's Town Hotel & Casino in Shreveport is part of the Shreveport-Bossier City gaming corridor on the Red River — a market of eight major casino resorts serving Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma gamblers in the Ark-La-Tex region. The entertainment venue serves the Shreveport market, which has long been the primary gaming destination for the Dallas-area gamblers who can't legally game in Texas.

315 Clyde Fant Pkwy 71101

Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport Municipal Auditorium is a historic 3,000-seat concert hall in downtown Shreveport LA where Elvis Presley performed some of his earliest concerts and where Louisiana Hayride broadcasts originated. Now restored as an event venue and cultural landmark, it hosts concerts and community events in northwest Louisiana.

705 Elvis Presley Ave 71101

Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport Municipal Auditorium is a 1929 National Historic Landmark where the Louisiana Hayride radio show broadcast from 1948-1960, launching Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, and Patsy Cline to national stardom. The restored 3,500-seat auditorium now presents concerts and events while serving as one of America's most historically significant music venues.

705 Elvis Presley Ave 71101

Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport Opera is northwestern Louisiana's most important performing arts institution — presenting outstanding operatic productions for the Ark-La-Tex community. The Shreveport Municipal Auditorium's remarkable Louisiana Hayride heritage (Elvis Presley made his national debut here) and Shreveport Opera's consistent artistic quality create a performing arts venue of unusual Louisiana country music historical and contemporary classical significance.

Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, LA 71101

Shreveport, Louisiana

The Strand Theatre in downtown Shreveport LA is a magnificently restored 1925 movie palace presenting concerts, Broadway touring productions, and special events for the Ark-La-Tex region. The Strand's ornate interior and consistent programming make it the jewel of Shreveport's revitalized downtown arts corridor along Texas Street and Louisiana Avenue.

619 Louisiana Ave 71101

Thibodaux, Louisiana

Nicholls State University Colonel Stadium serves bayou country Louisiana — a Thibodaux community at the heart of the Atchafalaya Basin where the extraordinary Cajun culinary culture (tasso, andouille, boudin), the remarkable sugarcane agriculture, and NSU's passionate Colonel fan base create athletic events of genuine Louisiana bayou community sporting significance.

906 E 1st St, Thibodaux, LA 70301