Sudduth Coliseum
Sudduth Coliseum is an arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It seats a stated 7,450. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Stated capacity
- 7,450
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1972
- 54 years old
- From LCH
- 11 km (6.8 mi)
- Lake Charles Regional Airport
- From the centre
- 2.3 km (1.4 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.
About this venue
It sits in Lake Charles, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the centre of Lake Charles.
Sudduth Coliseum was opened in 1972 and operated by Lake Charles, which puts it at 54 years old.
7,450 is hall scale — a full general session, or an exhibition floor with the seating cleared.
- Operator
- Lake Charles
- Owner
- Lake Charles
- Coordinates
- 30.2283, -93.2211
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Sudduth Coliseum
11 km (6.8 mi) separates Sudduth Coliseum from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
At 2.3 km (1.4 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
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.
What fits in this room
At 7,450 seats this takes a full conference in one room. Confirm what the space looks like with the seating cleared, because that is the version most conferences actually book.
- 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.
A worked example for Sudduth Coliseum
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Sudduth Coliseum event sized to the stated capacity of Sudduth Coliseum. 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 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.
If this one is booked
3 other venues in Lake Charles have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Cowboy Stadium12,226 seats
- Burton Coliseum Complex8,500 seats
- McNeese Arena5,000 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
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance.
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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 Sudduth Coliseum hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 7,450 for Sudduth Coliseum. 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 Sudduth Coliseum?
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 Sudduth Coliseum. 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 Sudduth Coliseum?
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 Sudduth Coliseum is booked?
Cowboy Stadium (12,226), Burton Coliseum Complex (8,500) and McNeese Arena (5,000) 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
- Cowboy Stadium
12,226 seats
- Burton Coliseum Complex
8,500 seats
- McNeese Arena
5,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Lake Charles
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