Independence Stadium (Shreveport)
Independence Stadium is a stadium in Shreveport, United States that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 50,000.
Key facts
Independence Stadium is a stadium in Shreveport, United States that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 50,000. It is owned by Shreveport. It is operated by Shreveport. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including State Fair Stadium. Current tenants are Shreveport Steamer, Independence Bowl, Shreveport Pirates, Shreveport Rafters FC, Shreveport Steamer, Independence Bowl, Green Buffaloes F.C., Shreveport Pirates, Shreveport Rafters FC.
- Location
- Shreveport, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 50,000
- Opened
- 1924
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Shreveport
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf
Independence Stadium is at latitude 32.475556, longitude -93.791944, in Shreveport, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 32.475556 |
| Longitude | -93.791944 |
| City | Shreveport |
| Region | Shreveport |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Independence Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. State Fair Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1924 to 1981. The average tenure of a name here is 57 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Stadium | None | 1924 to 1981 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Shreveport | 1924 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Shreveport | 1924 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreveport Steamer | Canadian Football League | Present | Current | Source |
| Independence Bowl | Canadian Football League | Present | Current | Source |
| Shreveport Pirates | Canadian Football League | Present | Current | Source |
| Shreveport Rafters FC | Canadian Football League | Present | Current | Source |
| Shreveport Steamer | Canadian Football League | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| Independence Bowl | Canadian Football League | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| Green Buffaloes F.C. | Canadian Football League | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| Shreveport Pirates | Canadian Football League | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
| Shreveport Rafters FC | Canadian Football League | 1924 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
17 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3167 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | State Fair Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42480 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42479 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42478 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42477 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37771 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37770 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37769 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37768 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37767 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37766 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37765 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 49427 | 50000 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372205636 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Independence_Stadium_(Shreveport) | Independence Stadium (Shreveport) | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 332 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: