Townsley Law Arena

Townsley Law Arena
	Exterior of Townsley Law Arena
	The Legacy Center Location in Louisiana The Legacy Center Location in the United States
Former names	Health and Human Performance Education Complex (2018–2021); The Legacy Center (2021–2025)
Location	E McNeese Street; Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607
Coordinates	30°10′31.8″N 93°12′34.2″W / 30.175500°N 93.209500°W
Owner	McNeese State University
Operator	McNeese State University
Capacity	Basketball: 3,800; Concert: 4,200; Volleyball: 600
Construction
Built	2017
Opened	2018
Cost	$45 million
Architects	Crawford Architects; Randy M. Goodloe Architect
General contractors	Alfred Palma, LLC
Tenants
	McNeese Cowboys basketball; McNeese Cowgirls basketball; McNeese Cowgirls volleyball

Townsley Law Arena, originally known as the Health and Human Performance Education Complex (or H&HP Complex) and formerly as The Legacy Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on the campus of McNeese State University across the street from the Jack V. Doland Athletic Complex.^[1] The 145,000-square-foot (13,500 m²) facility includes six classrooms, 12 faculty offices, a lab, a sports training center, an arena seating around 4,200 for basketball and other events as well as a volleyball court with seating for 600.^[2] Crawford Architects and Randy M Goodloe AIA, APAC were the project architectural firms, and the general contractor was Alfred Palma, LLC.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Renaming

On August 4, 2021, McNeese announced that the arena had been renamed The Legacy Center after Lake Charles couple David and Kimberly Griffin pledged $2.5 million in donations over 10 years. The "Legacy" name reflects the Griffins' ownership of local retailer Legacy Jewelers, as well as the name of their farm, Legacy Fields.^[7]

On October 7, 2025, McNeese announced that the arena had been renamed Townsley Law Arena, following a $4.5 million over 15 years naming rights agreement with Townsley Law Firm, the largest naming rights deal in Southland Conference history.^[8]

Gallery

Townsley Law Arena main entrance
Joe Dumars Court at the Townsley Law Arena
Stands at the Townsley Law Arena
Pokes Plaza at the Townsley Law Arena
Townsley Law Arena volleyball arena

References

↑ "Health and Human Performance Education Complex". McNeese State University. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
↑ Erica Bivens (August 12, 2018). "Construction on Health and Human Performance Education Complex progressing at McNeese". KPLC. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
↑ "health&human performance education complex". Crawford Architects. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
↑ "McNeese State University Builds Health and Human Performance Education Complex". Tradeline. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
↑ "The Rise Of Human Performance Facilities". Shift. April 13, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
↑ "New McNeese State University Health & Human Performance Education Complex Building Addendum 2" (PDF). Randy M Goodloe AIA, APAC. January 18, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
↑ "McNeese Receives Largest Naming Rights Gift in History" (Press release). McNeese Athletics. August 4, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
↑ "McNeese basketball arena gets new name in multimillion-dollar deal". KPLC. October 7, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[1] "Health and Human Performance Education Complex". McNeese State University. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[2] Erica Bivens (August 12, 2018). "Construction on Health and Human Performance Education Complex progressing at McNeese". KPLC. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

[3] "health&human performance education complex". Crawford Architects. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

[4] "McNeese State University Builds Health and Human Performance Education Complex". Tradeline. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

[5] "The Rise Of Human Performance Facilities". Shift. April 13, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

[6] "New McNeese State University Health & Human Performance Education Complex Building Addendum 2" (PDF). Randy M Goodloe AIA, APAC. January 18, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2018.

[7] "McNeese Receives Largest Naming Rights Gift in History" (Press release). McNeese Athletics. August 4, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[8] "McNeese basketball arena gets new name in multimillion-dollar deal". KPLC. October 7, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

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McNeese Cowboys basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1945–1956) McNeese Arena (1956–1972) Lake Charles Civic Center (1972–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–2018) Townsley Law Arena (2018–present)
Rivalries	Lamar
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NAIA national championship in bold

McNeese Cowgirls basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1975–1986) Burton Coliseum (1986–2018) Townsley Law Arena (2018–present)
Rivalries	Lamar
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

McNeese State University
Campus	Cowboy Stadium Lether E. Frazar Memorial Library Townsley Law Arena Joe Miller Ballpark Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond Ralph O. Ward Memorial Arena
Athletics	McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Softball
Student life	KBYS-FM Recreational Sports Complex

NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Louisiana
American	Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse (Tulane)
SEC	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (LSU)
Southland	Townsley Law Arena (McNeese) Lakefront Arena (New Orleans) Prather Coliseum (Northwestern State) Stopher Gymnasium (Nicholls) Pride Roofing University Center (Southeastern Louisiana)
Sun Belt	Cajundome (Louisiana men) Earl K. Long Gymnasium (Louisiana women) Fant–Ewing Coliseum (Louisiana-Monroe) Thomas Assembly Center (Louisiana Tech)
SWAC	F. G. Clark Activity Center (Southern) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (Grambling State)

Renaming

Gallery

See also

References