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Prather Coliseum
Home of the Northwestern State Demons
220 S Jefferson St
Natchitoches, LA 71457
Opened: January 1, 1964
Prather Coliseum is a 3,900 seat multi-purpose arena in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. It opened in 1964 and is home to the Northwestern State University Demons basketball team. The arena also holds concerts and events. 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. It opened two years before Friedman's retirement.

Prather Coliseum is also known as the venue for the final concert performed by rock star Jim Croce on Thursday, September 20, 1973. Shortly after the concert, Croce's plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport, killing him and all others aboard the plane.

The arena hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 2005–06.[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.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 23, 2026Incarnate Word @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Feb 16, 2026McNeese @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Feb 2, 2026Nicholls @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Jan 12, 2026UT Rio Grande Valley @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Jan 3, 2026New Orleans @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Dec 31, 2025Stephen F. Austin @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Dec 29, 2025Lamar @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Dec 20, 2025Southern-New Orleans @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Nov 29, 2025Southern @ Northwestern State 0 - 0
Nov 14, 2025Ecclesia @ Northwestern State 75 - 95