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{{short description|Arena in Louisiana, United States}}
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| name = Monroe Civic Center
| image = File:Monroe Civic Center - Monroe, Louisiana.jpg
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| location = [[Monroe, Louisiana]]
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| tenants = [[Monroe Moccasins]] ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]]) (1997–2001)<br>[[Louisiana Bayou Beast]] ([[National Indoor Football League|NIFL]]) (2001)<br>[[Monroe Moccasins (FPHL)|Monroe Moccasins]] ([[Federal Prospects Hockey League|FPHL]]) (2024–present)
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| theatre = 2,000
| total_space = Convention center: {{convert|22000|sqft|abbr=unit}},
15 meeting rooms<br/> Conference hall: {{convert|14000|sqft|abbr=unit}}, 
1000 seats<br/> Arena: {{convert|46025|sqft|abbr=unit}}, 
6200 seats<br/> Equestrian pavilion: {{convert|46025|sqft|abbr=unit}}, 
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The '''Monroe Civic Center''' is a 7,600-seat, full-service, multi-purpose [[arena]] located in [[Monroe, Louisiana]], built in 1965.<ref>[http://www.ci.monroe.la.us/monroe-civic-center.php Monroe Civic Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501121012/http://www.ci.monroe.la.us/monroe-civic-center.php |date=2011-05-01 }}</ref> The facility is home to the [[Monroe Moccasins (FPHL)|Monroe Moccasins]] [[ice hockey]] team and was previously home to the [[Monroe Moccasins|original Monroe Moccasins]] and the [[Louisiana Bayou Beast]] [[indoor American football|indoor football]] team.<ref>[http://www.ci.monroe.la.us/monroe-civic-center.php City of Monroe: Civic Center]</ref>

==Entertainment facilities==
[[File:Monroe Civic Center - Monroe, LA.jpg|thumb|right|Monroe Civic Center with fountains]]
The Monroe Civic Center has multiple facilities:  

*'''Civic Center Arena''' is the main complex of the Civic Center. The arena provides {{convert|44000|sqft|m2|-2}} of exhibit space along with 5,600 seats. The arena may have larger capacities up to 7,200 seats. The arena houses events such as banquets, circuses, music concerts, and rodeos. 
*'''B. D. Robinson Conference Hall''' One of the three main buildings of the Civic Center is the 14,000 square foot Conference Hall. When using this facility, patrons have the option of dividing the Banquet Room into six sections. 
*'''Monroe Convention Center''' is located on the Monroe Civic Center property, the Monroe Convention Center serves for meetings, banquets, luncheons, conventions, conferences, and trade shows. 
*'''Jack Howard Theatre''' (2,200-capacity), named for [[W. L. "Jack" Howard]], the [[Union Parish, Louisiana|Union Parish]] native who served as the mayor of Monroe from 1956 to 1972 and again from 1976 to 1978. The theater provides full-view seating for over 2,200. 
*'''Equestrian Pavilion''' which features a separate warm-up arena and trailer parking equipped with electricity and other amenities.{{cn|date=June 2022}}

==Notable appearances==
[[The Jackson 5|The Jacksons]] played shows at this venue on April 5, 1971,<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2, 1971 |title=Jackson '5' group sets Monday show |work=The Ouachita Citizen |pages=4}}</ref> March 3, 1973, &  March 12, 1977.

[[Ike & Tina Turner]] and [[B. B. King|B.B. King]] performed at the Monroe Civic Center on July 8, 1971.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 2, 1971 |title=Ike and Tina Turner and B. B. King to Perform in Monroe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-ike-and-tina-turn/138316048/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |work=The Shreveport Journal |pages=7D}}</ref>

[[Elvis Presley]] played five sell-out shows at Monroe Civic Center, between March 1974 and May 1975. 

President [[Donald Trump]] also visited the facility to rally for [[Eddie Rispone]] for Louisiana governor in 2019.

==See also==
*[[List of music venues]]

==References==
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{{Music venues of Louisiana}}
{{Monroe, Louisiana}}
{{Federal Prospects Hockey League}}

[[Category:Basketball venues in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Convention centers in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Indoor arenas in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Ice hockey venues in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Music venues in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Monroe, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Monroe, Louisiana]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Louisiana]]
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