Caesars Superdome

Caesars Superdome
The Superdome
	The Superdome in 2025, prior to Super Bowl LIX
	Caesars Superdome Location in the United States Caesars Superdome Location in Louisiana Caesars Superdome Location in New Orleans
Former names	Louisiana Superdome (1975–2011) ; Mercedes-Benz Superdome (2011–2021)
Address	1500 Sugar Bowl Drive
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Coordinates	29°57′3″N 90°4′52″W / 29.95083°N 90.08111°W
Owner	The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
Operator	Legends Global
Capacity	Football: 73,208 (expandable to 76,468); Basketball: 73,432; Baseball: 56,941
Roof	Dome
Surface	Monsanto "Mardi Grass" turf (1975–2003); FieldTurf (2003–2006); Sportexe Momentum Turf (2006–2009); UBU Speed Series S5 (2010–2016); Act Global UBU Speed S5-M Synthetic Turf (2017–2018); Turf Nation S5 (2019–present)
Record attendance	78,133 (WrestleMania 34, April 8, 2018)
Public transit	46 Poydras Street; New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
Construction
Broke ground	August 12, 1971 (55 years ago)
Opened	August 3, 1975
Reopened	September 25, 2006
Construction cost	US$134 million (Initial); ($802 million in 2025 dollars); ; Renovations: US$193 million (2005–06 repairs); ($308 million in 2025 dollars)
Architect	Curtis and Davis Associated; Edward B. Silverstein & Associates; Nolan, Norman & Nolan
Tenants
	List New Orleans Saints (NFL) 1975–present; Sugar Bowl (NCAA) 1975–present; Tulane Green Wave (NCAA) 1975–2013; New Orleans Jazz (NBA) 1975–1979; New Orleans Pelicans (AA) 1977; New Orleans Breakers (USFL) 1984; New Orleans Night (AFL) 1991–1992; New Orleans Bowl (NCAA) 2001–present; New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) 2013; ;
Website
	caesarssuperdome.com
	Louisiana Superdome
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	15001004
Designated	January 27, 2016

Caesars Superdome (originally Louisiana Superdome and formerly Mercedes-Benz Superdome), commonly known as the Superdome, is a domed multi-purpose stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the Southern United States. It is the home stadium of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).

Plans to build the Superdome were drawn up in 1967 by the New Orleans modernist architectural firm of Curtis and Davis and the building opened as the Louisiana Superdome in 1975. Its steel frame covers a 13-acre (5.3 ha) expanse and the 273-foot (83 m) dome is made of a lamellar multi-ringed frame and has a diameter of 680 feet (207 m), making it the largest fixed domed structure in the world.

The Superdome has hosted eight Super Bowls, most recently Super Bowl LIX in 2025, and six NCAA championships in men's college basketball. In college football, the Sugar Bowl has been played at the Superdome since 1975, which is one of the "New Year's Six" bowl games of the College Football Playoff and the 2020 National Championship. It also traditionally hosts the Bayou Classic, a rivalry game played between the historically black universities Southern University and Grambling State University. The Superdome was also the long-time home of the Tulane Green Wave football team of Tulane University until 2014 when they returned to Yulman Stadium on their campus, and was the home venue of the New Orleans Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 until 1979.

In 2005, the Superdome housed thousands of people seeking shelter from Hurricane Katrina. The building suffered extensive damage as a result of the storm, and was closed for many months afterward. The building was fully refurbished and reopened in time for the Saints' 2006 home opener on September 25.