Civic leaders instrumental in bringing the NBA back to New Orleans celebrate in 2002 at New Orleans Arena, which has since been renamed the Smoothie King Center. They are: front row, from left ...

The event reopened the New Orleans Arena, the pre-Katrina home of the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets, for the first time in six months. The Hornets return to the city for the first time Wednesday for a ...

The New Orleans Pelicans call the Smoothie King Center home since the 2002-2003 season when it was still known as New Orleans Arena. It was built for $199 million and underwent a state-funded $54 ...

NEW ORLEANS (TND) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell bashed the New Orleans City Council this week for failing to use taxpayer dollars to have a suite at Caesars Superdome, home of the New ...

The New Orleans Pelicans announced today the renewal of their arena naming rights contract with Smoothie King, solidifying a continued partnership that has become synonymous with the vibrant ...

Yet, much of this spirit was overshadowed on August 29, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina hit the city hard. The disaster devastated New Orleans and its surrounding areas, claiming over a thousand ...

The New Orleans Brass, a minor league team, played in the Smoothie King Center—then called the New Orleans Arena—from 1999 to 2002. It remains unclear who is leading the effort to bring an NHL ...