BREC Memorial Stadium
Encyclopedia
BREC Memorial Stadium is a 21,395-seat American football
stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
. Beyond high school football, it is also used for concerts and other outdoor events, including monster truck
rallies. It features concession stands, restrooms, and a modern press box. The stadium was dedicated by BREC, Baton Rouge's parks and recreation commission, in memory of the men and women who fought and served Baton Rouge during the two World Wars and the Korean War
.
It is located next door to the 2,000-seat Pete Goldsby Field, used for baseball
. Both facilities were built in 1956.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
. Beyond high school football, it is also used for concerts and other outdoor events, including monster truck
Monster truck
A monster truck is a pickup truck, typically styled after pickup trucks' bodies, modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension...
rallies. It features concession stands, restrooms, and a modern press box. The stadium was dedicated by BREC, Baton Rouge's parks and recreation commission, in memory of the men and women who fought and served Baton Rouge during the two World Wars and the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
.
It is located next door to the 2,000-seat Pete Goldsby Field, used for baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. Both facilities were built in 1956.