Stadium Name: | Joe Zimmerman Stadium |
Nickname: | Zimmerman Stadium |
Broke Ground: | 2017 |
Opened: | 2018 |
Owner: | Eagle Athletic Facilities L3C |
Operator: | Eagle Athletic Facilities L3C |
Surface: | Grass |
Architect: | Dalton Architects Inc. |
Former Names: | Archbishop Shaw High School Stadium |
Tenants: | LHSAA (football)(lacrosse)(soccer) (2018–Present) New Orleans Gold (MLR) (2018–2019) |
Seating Capacity: | 3,000 |
Joe Zimmerman Stadium is a 3,000-seat natural turf football/multipurpose stadium located on the campus of Archbishop Shaw High School.[1] [2] It is the home stadium for Archbishop Shaw athletics in addition to hosting sporting events for multiple area schools.[1]
Groundbreaking for the stadium, originally named Archbishop Shaw High School Stadium, took place on November 1, 2017.[1] The stadium opened in 2018 and was later renamed Joe Zimmerman Stadium on September 13, 2019 after former Archbishop Shaw head football coach, Joe Zimmerman.[2] [3] He served as head coach at the school from 1969 to 1982.[2]
From 2018 to 2019, it was the home stadium for the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby under the branding of Gold Stadium.[4]
In 2021, permanent lighting was added to the stadium.[5]
Football, flag football, lacrosse, rugby and soccer are played at the stadium.[5] [6] [7]