There is no parking. There seem to be a few small lots connected to the adjacent high school but…read morethat's it. People coming to events park on the narrow, residential streets around the stadium. Homeowners try to protect their space and lawns with NO PARKING signs and other physical barriers but they are overwhelmed. Or, is there a huge, well-organized, convenient parking area and I missed it?

I love this place! The new GM is making great changes over at Zephyr Field and the experience there…read moreis so much fun. It's a great place for dates, groups of people, birthdays, friends, anything! I love to go and watch a game. Their nightly specials are awesome too (thirsty thursday!) They even have a band area where you can hang out after the game and catch a live performance. The fireworks there are pretty awesome too. All around great experience and cool place to hang out. They even have a pool if that's your sort of thing! And you can buy really cheap tickets to sit on the levee but even closer seats aren't that expensive.

I was super excited to go because tickets were only $15 for front row. I was also excited because…read morepeople said they had amazing food options and I got psyched up reading about them online. We got to the stadium and exactly one food venue and one drink venue were open. The lines were long almost the whole game. The venue itself is fine and the staff were polite, but I was super disappointed at the extremely limited food and drink options. I was talking to a staff member who said weekdays evenings were dead sometimes, but that's no excuse to have only 1 food vendor open in the entire stadium. Please, please ownership, have more food vendors open for your poor customers and overworked staff!

Good call, John. Tad Gormley deserves a listing and reviews. I LOVE the WPA reliefs that surround…read morethe stadium and the vintage touches that still abound in this stadium. I've attended HS football games and the US track & field competition here. And John is correct that the seats are not super comfy; this is why my Mom has a stash of stadium cushions, I guess. However the seats are well spaced so there's plenty of room to pass by others. Back in the day there used to be concerts here. I really wish they would do that again, because that would be awesome. If you have the chance to go to an event here, go just tour the venue.

Tad Gormley is the premier venue for prep football in New Orleans. There are many other stadiums…read morewhere you are likely to watch a high school game, but there is only one Tad Gormley. This is the stadium where I attended many football games when I was in high school. I was able to attend as both a fan and a player so I got to see many unique things about this stadium. As a fan I liked the large amount of comfortable seating. OK, that is a lie, the seats are hard metal that will make your butt fall asleep after only a brief period of time. When it is cold, your butt is not only asleep, it is freezing. If you come here often, I recommend one of those cushiony stadium seats, preferably one with your school's logo. There are concession areas and bathrooms on each side of the stadium so you don't need to mingle with the opposing team's fans, unless you want to. This helps prevent all sorts of silly arguments between football fanatics, especially grandparents of players. Once the canes start swinging, look out. As a player, the roar of the crowd was always motivation even if I was just headed to the Gatorade table. The view from the sidelines was always unique as it was surprisingly difficult to pick anyone out in the crowd. But pick you out, they could. I will never forget seeing friends or family after the game and having to endure their questions about why I held my helmet a certain way, or why I picked the red Gatorade over the orange. It was all a bit stressful. The most amazing event I experienced here was the time my team scored a victory and it marked some astronomical number of victories for our head coach. You would have thought we had one the Super Bowl except that we were in high school and not being paid exorbitant sums of money. OK, enough reminiscing.

The Pontchartrain Center holds a lot of events. Graduations from various schools, Robotics…read morecompetitions, craft fairs and so on. Most recently, I came for the Jurassic Quest traveling show, and let me tell you, this is the perfect venue for that. There is enough space for everything to be spaced out. For events that require seating, there are bleachers that pull out. The restrooms seem clean and well stocked. There is also a food booth that seems to provide various food items. There is a ton of parking. The only downside is that it is out at the furthest point from New Orleans, or so it seems. But the parking is free, and the events are usually less expensive than in the city.

Went for a Casting Crowns concert and enjoyed the facility immensely. They had numerous restrooms…read moreto accommodate the crowds but only 1 open concession stand. Now it did serve all types of food, hot dogs, fries, tater tots etc, it was quite a line though it flow pretty quick. They had vending machines, if you didn't want to wait in line. It was a great experience and next time a concert is available in that area will definitely make arrangements to go.

I really wanted to love this stadium more but when you go to a Tuesday night game and only have one…read moreconcession stand opened with limited options it makes for a hungry game. I get it that it is early in the season but if yiu are offering reduced food and services then the tickets should be discounted as well. I mean I payed 15 for behind first base but could have really gotten the cheapest seats and sat anywhere.

I'm not a sports fan, however I attended a Baby Cakes game last week with some friends. Although it…read morewas about 200 degrees, the event itself was fun and affordable! Our tickets were not expensive and ended up being the 2nd row behind home plate!! What I was most impressed with though were the drink options! I walked around looking for a stand that might serve something other than beer. Not only did I find it, but they have frozen drinks, craft beers, speciality cocktails, beer alternatives-like spiked seltzer and what appeared to be a fully stocked bar!! The bartender was so nice and when I visited, there was no line! Parking was also easy breezy, we parked close to the entrance and it costs $5!

The Alario Center has been the home for our local gymnastics meets…read more The venue is clean and comfortable. We know what to expect from the moment we arrive. The security staff is professional and very kind, especially towards the athletes. The food is always spot on. The popcorn is my favorite. The coffee is too strong for me, but there is something for everyone.

We came here for a gymnastics meet and I was glad that it was free parking. We were there for the…read moreearly session so had our first pick of spots, but the lot is huge so there shouldn't be a problem finding a spot. There was also a graduation ceremony going in next door to where we were at on the same complex and there were still spots. The security getting in was not smooth. One line, with an over zealous security staff and inefficient processes, including yelling and screaming did not help. Once inside, the seating was good as they dived the space into two gyms so you were close to the one you needed to be. Concessions were priced a bit high and their screen had a "tip" option for getting your own food and having them ring it up.

This is a beautiful theater in Metairie. I gifted my Brother tickets to a show, and we were both…read moreabsolutely thrilled with the experience. The theater itself is charming, cozy, and very comfortable, with multiple seating options, a definite plus. The staff was friendly and helpful, which truly enhanced the overall experience. Parking was also incredibly easy, something I always appreciate. If you have the opportunity to see a show here, I highly recommend taking advantage of it.

Jefferson Performing Arts Center took my breath away...and bot in a good way…read more I've been to Jefferson Performing Arts Center many times, and usually, it's a shining example of how to host a stellar event. The seats are comfy, the staff is welcoming, the logistics run like clockwork, and the acoustics are consistently phenomenal--every note rings out perfectly, no matter where you sit. Last night's Black Jacket Symphony performance of Led Zeppelin's music was no exception on the performance side--just incredible. But oh, let's talk about the atmosphere. When I stepped into the auditorium, I wasn't met with the warm embrace of a perfectly tuned heating system. No, I was smacked in the face by a wall of heat so intense I briefly considered whether Led Zeppelin might've been covering Hot for Teacher. Thankfully, someone on staff noticed that the audience wasn't exactly giving a standing ovation to the HVAC situation and turned the heat off. But then came the second act of discomfort: stagnant air. The kind of air that just sits there, like a guest at a dinner party who refuses to leave. No fans, no circulation--just a thick, unmoving mass of stuffiness that somehow felt more oppressive than the heat itself. And here's the thing: when you're in a packed room where the average age skews over 60, and you add in the not-so-subtle aroma of decades of cigarette smoking clinging to clothing? Let's just say it wasn't a breath of fresh air. The show itself was phenomenal--so good that I stayed despite feeling like I was trying to breathe through a wet blanket. But honestly, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, you've got to do better. Temperature control and air circulation aren't just "nice-to-haves"; they're the baseline for a venue of this caliber. I want to keep coming back for these incredible performances, but next time, let's make sure the only thing taking my breath away is the music--not the HVAC drama.

John Ryan Stadium is an impressive Ball Park for the High School Level. The sight lines are good,…read morebleachers are abundant, bathrooms are clean and the food is good. The field is turf which means less cancellations due to NOLA rain. John Ryan is the home of the Jesuit Blue Jays. I encourage catching a Jesuit vs Brother Martin Game.

This is as top notch as I can imagine a High School Baseball Stadium can get. The facilities are…read morereally outstanding, and they even get Cottage catering to do the concessions.

The Superdome: Mecca of Sports Entertainment--and the Night Kanye Turned It Into Pure Electricity…read moreThere are stadiums, and then there is the Caesars Superdome. On a Sunday or Monday night when the New Orleans Saints are rolling, the building stops being concrete and steel and becomes something closer to a living organism. The air thickens. The noise doesn't just hit your ears--it vibrates through your chest, settles in your legs, and short-circuits whatever calm you walked in with. You feel the energy in your body before the kickoff even happens. It's so exhilarating you can't think straight. That's not hype. That's the baseline experience of a prime-time Saints game in the Dome. The Superdome has earned its reputation as the Mecca for sports entertainment the hard way--through decades of deafening "Who Dats," miraculous comebacks, Super Bowl victories, and the kind of communal roar that makes visiting teams look like they just stepped into a different dimension. On those Sunday and Monday nights the building feels sacred in the loudest, most profane way possible. The lights, the smoke, the black-and-gold sea, the way the roof seems to trap every decibel and throw it back at you twice as hard... it rewires your nervous system. You don't watch a game here. You survive it, and you leave changed. Then Kanye West showed up and proved the Dome can do the exact same thing for pure spectacle. New Orleans was a fortunate stop on the world tour, and the production was nothing short of amazing. This wasn't a concert that politely occupied the same space as the Saints. It claimed the entire building. The stage, the lights, the sound design, the sheer scale of the visual and sonic assault--everything was dialed to the same intensity the Dome is famous for on game nights. You could feel that same physical charge in your body the moment the first beat dropped. Thinking became optional. The only available response was pure, involuntary reaction. He played all the hits. Of course he did. And the crowd stayed on its feet for the entire show--no exaggeration. People weren't just standing; they were out of their seats in that specific, frantic, communal way that only happens when the room has fully surrendered. The energy never dipped. Every track hit like a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter. The production elevated everything: the lighting, the staging, the way the Dome's unique acoustics and sightlines were weaponized instead of merely tolerated. It felt less like a concert and more like the building itself had been waiting for this exact collision of sports-cathedral atmosphere and unfiltered artistic force. There's a reason the Superdome feels different from other venues. It has absorbed decades of pure, unfiltered New Orleans emotion--grief, triumph, defiance, celebration--and somehow that residue still lives in the walls. On Saints nights you feel it in your bones. On this night, with Kanye running the show, that same current was redirected into something just as overwhelming. The production was flawless, the song selection was ruthless, and the crowd never sat down because sitting down simply wasn't an option once the energy locked in. This was awesome in the original sense of the word--something that inspires awe and a little bit of beautiful disorientation. The Dome reminded everyone why it remains the Mecca for sports entertainment, and then Kanye reminded everyone that the same temple works just as well when the religion is pure performance. One for the ages. New Orleans got lucky. The rest of the tour had to settle for ordinary buildings.

Came here for the Essense festival concert and I had a great time. The Superdome is huge and has…read moremany levels. The next levels here is floor seating or vip lounge to have good views. It's a clear or small bag policy here. The lines go really fast and it's easy to find your seats and exit. Easy to Find restrooms as well. The food options are not that great but you can get popcorn and all the basics here. I recommend coming here for concert or events. Uber but walk down some blocks because it does get too packed once events are over. Cashless and they do have Apple Pay!! -Marshay D.