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Formerly known as State Fair Stadium and Fairgrounds Stadium, it is the site of the annual Independence Bowl post-season college football game, initially the Bicentennial Bowl. Before that, it was the home venue of the Shreveport Steamer of the short-lived World Football League (1974–75).
Fair Grounds Field was a baseball stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, located next to Independence Stadium on the Louisiana State Fair Grounds just off Interstate 20. Fair Grounds Field opened in 1986 and underwent renovations in 1999, 2009, and 2011.
Independence Stadium also hosted the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state football championship games in 2005 after the Louisiana Superdome suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Katrina. In 1994–95, Independence Stadium was home to the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League , which was undergoing US expansion at the time.
It will be time soon for fair food, rides, thrills, livestock shows, and live music as the State Fair of Louisiana approaches. State Fair of Louisiana 2024 is coming; what to expect Skip to main ...
As the 118th Louisiana State Fair approaches, here's what to expect for a day at the fair. Dates, ticket prices, free admission times and parking.
Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux issued a statement Friday regarding an ongoing lawsuit between the city and Friends of Fairgrounds, LLC. ... the State of Louisiana, the School Board, the State Fair ...
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum [1] is 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Shreveport, Louisiana, designed by the late local architect Edward F. Neild Jr. (1908–1958) who, with his father in 1937, had designed the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport. The coliseum is named after William Rex Hirsch, a former fair president, manager and treasurer.
The Red River State Fair Classic (formerly the State Fair Classic and, more recently, the Shreveport Classic) was an American college football game played annually in Shreveport, Louisiana, at Independence Stadium—formerly called State Fair Stadium—during the State Fair of Louisiana.