Lakefront Arena

Lakefront Arena

The venue in 2012
Full name	Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena
Former names	University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena (1983–1987)
Address	6801 Franklin Avenue
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Coordinates	30°1′48″N 90°3′2″W / 30.03000°N 90.05056°W / 30.03000; -90.05056
Owner	University of New Orleans
Operator	University of New Orleans
Capacity	8,933
Surface	Multi-surface
Opened	1983 (1983)
Tenants
New Orleans Privateers men's basketball (1983–2005, 2008–present) New Orleans Privateers women's basketball (1983–2005, 2008–present) New Orleans Privateers volleyball (2008–2011)
Website
arena.uno.edu

The Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena (commonly Lakefront Arena or UNO Lakefront Arena) is an 8,933-seat multi-purpose arena located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The arena is home to the University of New Orleans Privateers men's and women's basketball teams.^[1]

It was built in 1983 and renamed in 1986 in honor of Nat G. Kiefer, the late state senator who aided UNO's efforts to obtain state funding for the building. Kiefer's state senate district included the UNO campus. It is part of the university's East Campus; the arena is southwest of Maestri Field, home to the UNO baseball team.