Prather Coliseum is a 3,900-seat multi-purpose arena in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States.
It was named in honor of the school's most successful basketball and football coach, H. Lee Prather, who served from the 1910s through the 1940s before becoming NSU President in 1951.
The coliseum is among projects credited to the late State Senator Sylvan Friedman of Natchitoches Parish.
[2] Prather Coliseum is also known as the venue for the final concert performed by rock star Jim Croce on Thursday, September 20, 1973.
[4] Loyola University New Orleans women's basketball player Keiva Council set the single-game scoring record in the building with 48 points in an 84–80 Wolfpack victory over Northwestern State on November 25, 2011.