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Location | 444 Cajundome Boulevard Lafayette, Louisiana 70506 |
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Owner | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Operator | Cajundome Commission |
Capacity | Basketball: 11,550 Ice Hockey: 11,433 Concerts: 13,500[1] Pro Wrestling: 12,121 |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Started | January 27, 1982[2] |
Opened | November 10, 1985[6] |
Construction cost | $60 million ($151 million in 2021 dollars[3]) |
Architect | Neil Nehrbass |
Structural engineer | William J. Mouton[4] |
General contractor | Blunt Brothers Corp.[5] |
Tenants | |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball (NCAA) (1985–present) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball (NCAA) (1985–2018; doubleheaders) (2019–present; regular) Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) (1995–2005) Lafayette SwampCats (EISL) (1997–1998) Lafayette Roughnecks (af2) (2001) Louisiana IceGators (SPHL) (2010–2016) Lafayette Wildcatters (SIFL) (2010) |
The Cajundome is a 13,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's and women's basketball programs play there. University events and commencement ceremonies including high school graduations also happen there.