[4] The steel and concrete structure was built to hold 8,500 spectators and included 36 dorm rooms to house 144 students.

[1] Construction of the stadium took just 16 weeks, in part due Governor Richard Leche's strong backing of the project.

With the governor in attendance, the stadium was christened on September 17, 1937, with a game against Louisiana State University.

[6][7] In addition, a new multilevel parking garage for 500 vehicles was constructed to the west of the stadium and connected to it.

The 1975 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class AAAA state championship game was contested at Strawberry Stadium.