Tad Gormley Stadium, Multi-purpose stadium in City Park, New Orleans, United States
Tad Gormley Stadium contains 26,500 permanent seats, a 400-meter polyurethane track, and an artificial turf field equipped with modern lighting systems.
The Works Progress Administration constructed this stadium during the Great Depression, completing the $560,000 project in 1937.
The stadium holds records for high school football attendance, with 34,345 spectators gathering for the 1940 match between Jesuit and Holy Cross.
The facility offers three locker rooms, a 110-seat press box, and 40 press-suite seats available for various athletic competitions and events.
Professional baseball teams, Olympic trials, and performers including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones have staged events at this New Orleans venue.
Location: Louisiana
Inception: 1937
Official opening: 1937
Capacity: 26500
GPS coordinates: 29.98944,-90.09944
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:06
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