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Are the naming rights to the arena available? Has LSU sold the naming rights to any of its facilities?

I would think naming rights are on the table for any facility at the University that doesn't already have a named donor.    

It would be nice to see back to it former glory days but I would think we need to get it in order, then have some attendance that would garner the attention of a person or entity that would want to have the naming rights....then reap the benefits they would provide with the naming rights.....IF the university would share some of those over time with athletics that would be a good first step. 

Slidell is correct, the Arena proceeds went to the University's general fund according to Greg O'Brien at that time, and athletics did not profit from it.  In fact the concession proceeds in the upper ring of the arena went into the general fund for athletic events (and all the other events) and athletics never much if any returned to its coffers for the games held there.    Even the larger crowds we had during Dees / Floyd / Price era.   

So there was a tough sell to sell tickets at a steep discount and "salt the popcorn" to have them drink a ton of soft drinks and beer to make up the difference.   I was always shocked that Tulane would sell their game tickets so cheap and get a few people and concession revenue when UNO would have to keep their ticket prices high to try to make a buck.