Strawberry Stadium

Strawberry Stadium
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Location910 North Hazel Street
Hammond, LA 70402, U.S.
Coordinates30°30′39″N 90°28′6″W / 30.51083°N 90.46833°W / 30.51083; -90.46833
OwnerSoutheastern Louisiana University
OperatorSoutheastern Louisiana University
Executive suitesVictory Club (116 seats) and five suites (15 seats each)
Capacity7,408 (2003–present)
8,396 (1970–2002)
7,200 (1937–1969)
SurfaceUBU-Intensity Series-S5-M Synthetic Turf (2012–present)
SprinTurf (2003–11)
Grass (1937–2003)
Construction
Broke groundMay 12, 1937[1]
OpenedSeptember 17, 1937[1]
Construction cost$144,000[2]
($3.05 million in 2023 dollars[3])
Tenants
Southeastern Louisiana University Lions (NCAA) (1936–present)
St. Thomas Aquinas High School (LHSAA)
Hammond High School (LHSAA) (1937–1995)
View of Strawberry Stadium and multi-level parking facility.

Strawberry Stadium is a 7,408-seat football/soccer stadium in Hammond, Louisiana. It is home to the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions American football team. The stadium also hosts St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School football, previously hosted Hammond High School football, and has been the site of numerous play-off games involving other schools from Tangipahoa Parish.

  1. ^ a b Barker, Emily (October 31, 2011). "Strawberry Stadium to Host 74th Homecoming". The Lion's Roar. Southeastern Louisiana University. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Strawberry Stadium at Southeastern College in Hammond, Louisiana in 1939". State Digital Library of Louisiana. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

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