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Address | 6400
Airline Drive Metairie, Louisiana United States |
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Owner | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana |
Type | Live Event Venue |
Capacity | 1,041 |
Current use | Performing arts venue |
Opened | June 19, 2015 |
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https://www.jeffersonpac.com/ |
The Jefferson Performing Arts Center is a 1,041-seat live event venue located in Jefferson Parish in Metairie, Louisiana. [1] The venue was designed to host grand operas, musicals, symphonies, choral concerts, ballet and private or corporate events. [1] The venue is currently managed by the Jefferson Performing Arts Society.
The $54.5 million performing arts center features an acoustically designed interior, a 51-ft. proscenium arch stage with a mechanical orchestra lift, a theatrical fly rigging system, four star-dressing rooms and six ensemble-dressing rooms. [2] [3] The theater inside the arts center is named after former Louisiana State Senator Ken Hollis, who helped secure funding for the theater. [4] [5]