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The Lake Charles Civic Center is a 7,450-seat multi-purpose arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA. It is home to the Louisiana Swashbucklers of the Intense Football League. Located on Lakeshore Drive, it is the main arena of the Lake Charles Civic Center, in located in downtown Lake Charles and operated by the city. The Lake Charles Civic Center is a premier venue for hosting special events, including the 2006 Louisiana State Choir festival and Contraband Days. It was going to be the home venue for an American Basketball Association 21st century ABA pro basketball team called the Lake Charles Hurricanes, however, lack of funding caused the team to fold without playing a single game. Perhaps its proudest accomplishment came in the times of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, when it served as a shelter for refugees whose homes were devastated by the storms. It also serves as a host for gun shows, dance performances, professional and amateur fights, school field trips, The National Day of Prayer ceremony in Lake Charles, and about anything else a Civic Center would host. The parking lot serves as a place the carnival held during Countraband Days, a Louisiana festival held in Lake Charles. The Lake Charles Civic Center also hosted UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion. It also holds Rampage in the Cage events. It also used to be the home stadium of Lake Charles' former pro hockey team, the Lake Charles Ice Pirates who played in the Western Professional Hockeyleague which was not semi pro, but the team no longer plays.
