McNeese Arena
McNeese Arena is an arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It seats a stated 5,000. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 5,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1939
- 87 years old
- From LCH
- 6 km (3.7 mi)
- Lake Charles Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi)
- of Lake Charles
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What McNeese Arena is
It sits in Lake Charles, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) from the centre of Lake Charles.
McNeese Arena was opened in 1939 and operated by McNeese State University, which puts it at 87 years old.
At a stated 5,000 this takes an entire conference in one room rather than one track of it.
- Operator
- McNeese State University
- Owner
- McNeese State University
- Coordinates
- 30.1818, -93.2154
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
6 km (3.7 mi) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH). At that distance the transfer is not a planning problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
The centre of Lake Charles is 3.6 km (2.2 mi) away, which is a taxi rather than a walk and a reason to publish an arrival map.
Lake Charles has 15 venues mapped in total and a population of 81,157. The Lake Charles guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
5,000 is enough for a whole programme in a single room, which removes the hardest logistics problem an event has. Ask what the room looks like empty — the seated figure and the usable one are rarely the same.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
Pricing a full house here
A McNeese Arena programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of McNeese Arena — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- 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 room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Nearby alternatives
2 other venues in Lake Charles have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Burton Coliseum Complex8,500 seats
- Sudduth Coliseum7,450 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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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
How many people does McNeese Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 5,000 for McNeese Arena. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
What does an event app cost for an event at McNeese Arena?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of McNeese Arena. The rate 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.
Is event67 affiliated with McNeese Arena?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if McNeese Arena is booked?
Burton Coliseum Complex (8,500) and Sudduth Coliseum (7,450) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 15 venues in total are mapped in Lake Charles.
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Elsewhere in Lake Charles
- Burton Coliseum Complex
8,500 seats
- Sudduth Coliseum
7,450 seats
- Hosting an event in Lake Charles
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