Independence Stadium, American football stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Independence Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, owned by the city. Its FieldTurf playing surface, installed in 2010, is marked with blue and white block letters reading "INDEPENDENCE BOWL" and white yard numbers from 10 to 50. Low gray walls and rows of gray seating enclose the field, with yellow goalposts at the far end and a lit scoreboard above the stands.

Independence Stadium opened in 1924 as State Fair Stadium and hosted the Arkansas–LSU rivalry that year, with a silver football trophy presented at the dedication. It was renamed Independence Stadium and has hosted the Independence Bowl, first played in 1976 as the Bicentennial Bowl, every year since. FieldTurf replaced natural grass in 2010, and capacity was raised to 50,832 in the late 1990s.

The Independence Bowl has been played here since 1976, when it began as the Bicentennial Bowl. The stadium also hosts the Port City Classic, an NCAA game featuring Southern University of Baton Rouge that started in 2001 to revive the old State Fair Classic. On the artificial turf, large blue and white letters spell out "INDEPENDENCE BOWL" at midfield.

When planning a visit, budget extra time for parking since events attract large crowds to the facility. The grounds provide accessible routes throughout for visitors with different mobility needs, making movement around the property straightforward.

The stadium served as an alternate venue for Louisiana high school football championships following Hurricane Katrina's impact on the Superdome in 2005.