Meeting space in Hammond
What it takes to run an event in Hammond, Louisiana: 13 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is 60 km (37 mi) out.
Pride Roofing University Center states a capacity of 8,961. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
What Hammond has to put people in
Hammond has a recorded population of 23,426 (2024), inside the Hammond, LA area of about 140,000 people.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 2 dedicated conference and function spaces, 3 arenas and stadiums, 1 theatre or concert hall and 6 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 55 venues per hundred thousand residents, which is a dense field for a city this size — you will usually have a second choice at the same capacity.
By type that is 6 event spaces, 2 stadiums, 1 arena and 1 performing-arts centre, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangipahoa Parish Fairgrounds | fairground | not published | 26 km (16 mi) |
Conference and function space (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lion King Ministries | conference centre | not published | 31 km (20 mi) |
| Le Fleur De Lis Reception Hall and Louisiana Catering Company | banquet hall | not published | 7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pride Roofing University Center | arena | 8,961 | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Strawberry Stadium | stadium | 7,408 | 0.9 km (0.6 mi) |
| St. Helena College and Career Academy Stadium | stadium | not published | 41 km (25 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
Independent event spaces (6)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterton Square | event space | not published | 7.6 km (4.7 mi) |
| The Event Center La Maison Celebrazione | event space | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| The Greenery | event space | not published | 19 km (12 mi) |
| The Mezzanine | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| The Oaks Wedding & Events Center | event space | not published | 8 km (5 mi) |
| The White Magnolia | event space | not published | 52 km (32 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Hammond appears above. The ones with enough published detail to be worth reading have their own guide and are linked; the rest are named here, which is honest about what the record holds without giving each of them a page made of three facts.
Exhibition-scale rooms in Hammond
One venue in Hammond is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Tangipahoa Parish Fairgroundssize not published
Capacities are the figure the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published. They are usually the seated maximum, and the same room in banquet or reception layout can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want before you plan around a number.
Getting attendees to Hammond
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is 60 km (37 mi) away, far enough that arrival day is genuinely a travel day and a first session before noon will lose people.
Local time is Chicago time (America/Chicago) — set every session time in the app to that zone and let attendees' phones do the conversion.
Kenner, Metairie and Baton Rouge are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Hammond has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- MSY
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, 60 km (37 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 23,426
- 140,000 across the Hammond, LA area
Things that catch organizers out here
Arrival is a half-day
60 km (37 mi) from MSY means most attendees lose a morning to travel. Open registration the evening before and put nothing you care about in the first slot.
The city is smaller than the market
23,426 people live in Hammond itself, but about 140,000 live in the wider Hammond, LA. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Pricing this against a real Hammond room
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Hammond event sized to Pride Roofing University Center, the largest stated capacity in the Hammond dataset. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Hammond does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
With a stated ceiling of 8,961 seats, Hammond can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Hammond without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
A 8,961-seat room carries a plenary with breakouts running alongside it.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination Hammond is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 8,961 takes an audience no conference venue in Hammond can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimates
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- US population figures are US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. event67 has no commercial relationship with any venue listed.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Hammond?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. The price is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
What is the largest venue in Hammond?
Of the 13 venues mapped in Hammond, the largest stated capacity belongs to Pride Roofing University Center at 8,961. Capacities in open data are the figure the venue itself published, and they are the seated number rather than a standing or exhibition figure, so confirm the layout you actually want before you plan around it.
Does Hammond have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Hammond, including Tangipahoa Parish Fairgrounds. Exhibition halls are booked by floor area rather than by seat, so ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in access rather than a capacity number.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Hammond?
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 60 km (37 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Chicago; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Can I run a small Hammond event on event67 for nothing?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
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