school football. The field was laid out with one end zone between home plate and third base and the other one in front of the scoreboard. The stadium had a 9,000-seat capacity for football. In 1921, Warren Easton High School played Minden High School for the LHSAA championship at the stadium. Boxing Boxing matches were held at the stadium including matches that featured lightweight champion and hall of famer, Joe Brown. Demolition It was demolished in 1957, becoming the site of Fountainbleau Hotel, and more recently a storage company and dorms for Xavier University of Louisiana students. An abandoned fast food restaurant, which sits toward the north corner of the property, approximates the location of the infield. See also New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) Sports in New Orleans External links Sanborn map showing Pelican Stadium, 1950 Sources Michael Benson, Ballparks of North America, McFarland, 1989, pp. 248–250. David Borsvold, Cleveland Indians, The Cleveland Press Years, 1920-1982, Arcadia Publishing, 2003, p.32 References New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) stadiums Negro league baseball venues American football venues in New Orleans Baseball venues in New Orleans Boston Red Sox spring training venues Boxing venues in New Orleans Cleveland Indians spring training venues Defunct baseball venues in the United States Defunct boxing venues in the United States Defunct minor league baseball venues Defunct sports venues in New Orleans Demolished sports venues in Louisiana High school football venues in Louisiana Sports venues completed in 1915 Sports venues demolished in 1957 1915 establishments in Louisiana 1957 disestablishments in Louisiana