7 4 – 7 5 ). ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁neutral ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁annual ▁Ark ansas – LS U ▁football ▁rival ry ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 5 – 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁stad ium ▁is ▁also ▁host ▁to ▁numerous ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁games ▁and ▁s occer ▁matches , ▁since ▁many ▁schools ▁in ▁Sh re ve port ▁lack ▁an ▁on - camp us ▁facility . ▁Independ ence ▁Stadium ▁also ▁hosted ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁High ▁School ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁state ▁football ▁championship ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁after ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Super d ome ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁damage ▁from ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 , ▁Independ ence ▁Stadium ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Sh re ve port ▁Pir ates ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League , ▁which ▁was ▁under going ▁US ▁expansion ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁stad ium ▁capacity ▁was ▁expanded ▁from ▁approximately ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 , 8 3 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁to ▁meet ▁accommod ations ▁of ▁the ▁up coming ▁Independ ence ▁Bowl ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁stad ium ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁renov ation ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁capacity ▁from ▁ 5 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 5 9 , 0 0 0 . ▁Then ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Sh re ve port ▁created ▁an