Sports

In Lafayette, LA, our goal is to make your sports event unforgettable. Lafayette offers a central location, world-class facilities, accommodations for every budget, and a family-oriented atmosphere steeped in a fun and festive culture that is unmatched anywhere. Lafayette has several multi-purpose sports facilities capable of hosting national, regional, or state events ranging from baseball to basketball, softball to soccer, tennis, beach volleyball, and even amateur and professional boxing.

Lafayette offers a variety of venues and accommodations to fit every budget. For large events, the CAJUNDOME Convention Center has approximately 100,000 square feet of total meeting space on two levels, and the arena seats 13,500. As for hotels, Lafayette has over 6,000 sleeping rooms in inventory. Three of these hotels are full-service with meeting spaces of their own.

See below for information on facility partners like Broussard Sports Complex at St. Julien Park, the CAJUNDOME, and Youngsville Sports and Recreation Complex.

Sports Facilities

Broussard Sports Complex at St. Julien Park 

Louisiana’s Premiere 122-acre multi-use facility presenting six regulation size Soccer / Football / Lacrosse fields, 8 UTSA Certified Tennis Courts, 11 Softball, Baseball, and T-ball Fields, and 24 Regulation Pickleball Courts (coming soon), an amphitheater, nine pavilions, and an 18-hole disc golf course featuring two concrete tee boxes and 2 Innova DISCatcher Pro baskets per hole.

The Youngsville Sports Complex 

The 117-acre Youngsville Sports Complex is our region's premier recreational facility, hosting various sports and events year-round. The Complex offers 11 multipurpose baseball/softball fields, two high school and collegiate-size baseball fields, an 8-court outdoor pickleball center, six soccer/flag football fields, 11 covered and lit batting cages, 10 tennis courts, and nine beach volleyball courts. Other amenities include nine pavilions, a 1-mile fitness trail, a large fishing pond, two children’s playsets, a 3,000 square foot children’s splash park, and the Youngsville Amphitheater, capable of hosting large-scale community events and concerts! Indoor volleyball, pickleball, and basketball courts are available inside the 25,000+ sq. ft recreation center. The recreation center is also home to community events like the Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet and the Southside High School Social, as well as sporting events including MMA events, boxing tournaments, various cookoffs, and more.The Complex is an economic driver of our community, drawing over 1.2 million annual visitors with established events including the NCAA Women’s Softball Mardi Gras Mambo, various PONY youth baseball and softball international World Series tournaments, NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball tournaments, and more!

Moore Park

Acadiana’s premiere 130 acre 24-field soccer complex includes a recent expansion adding a Soccer Super Complex bringing nine state-of-the-art soccer fields including a main stadium featuring artificial turf, LED sports lighting and seating capacity up to 1,000!

Fun Facts

Lafayette has hosted such prestigious events as the USA Boxing Olympic Trials, the USA Womens Boxing Championships, the USA Karate National Championships, and the USSSA National Championships.  Lafayette has also been announced at the host city for the upcoming 2025, 2026, and 2027 US Track and Field Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships, 2027 USA Boxing Championships, and the 2027 USSSA All-State National Championships.  

Lafayette is home to UFC superstar Dustin Poirier, current San Francisco 49er Elijah Mitchell, former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme, and the greatest Pole Vaulter of all time and current Pole Vaulting World Record Holder Armand Duplantis!