crescent city sports enterprises

What crescent city sports enterprises does

Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC is a privately held, founder-owned regional sports media company based in Kenner, Louisiana, operating Louisiana's leading independent sports website crescentcitysports.com. The platform aggregates comprehensive coverage of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, college athletics (LSU, Tulane, and several smaller Louisiana colleges), and prep sports across more than 100 Louisiana high schools. Core products include the main news website, a Live Game Streams webcast service for prep sports, CCS Podcasts distributed on Apple, Spotify, and the Varsity Network app, a Louisiana Football Scoreboard, and digital advertising inventory. Underlying technology is a WordPress-based digital publishing platform augmented by live streaming capabilities, with no disclosed AI/ML components or proprietary platform IP.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from digital advertising sold directly to local and regional businesses seeking access to an affluent, sports-minded Louisiana demographic, supplemented by the 106.7 The Ticket / Cumulus New Orleans radio partnership (where CEO Ken Trahan serves as Sports Director) and select flagship sponsorships such as Radiance Technologies' title sponsorship of the I-20 Showdown Rivalry Series. Advertising pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the company has no external institutional investors and no disclosed funding history. The company is closely held by CEO/Owner Ken Trahan and COO/Owner Jude Young, with approximately 20+ contributors across dedicated prep, college, and professional sports beats.

The competitive position rests on Trahan's roughly five-decade personal brand and embedded institutional roles — General Manager of the Saints Hall of Fame since 1988, long-time emcee of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Quarterback Club, and media/emcee roles with the Allstate Sugar Bowl — combined with the multi-channel distribution footprint across web, radio, podcast, and live streaming. The business is single-state by design and shows no current evidence of M&A activity, geographic expansion, or significant headcount growth.

Name

crescent city sports enterprises

Legal name

Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC

Website

https://crescentcitysports.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Crescent City Sports Enterprises is a privately held regional sports media company based in Kenner, Louisiana, operating crescentcitycitysports.com — Louisiana's leading independent sports website — covering Saints, Pelicans, LSU, Tulane, and 100+ high schools via news, live streams, podcasts, and a scoreboard, monetized through digital advertising and radio partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Media

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Production & Outside Broadcast (OB) for Live Events (MPABAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Sports Broadcast Stations (Regional Local Rights, High School/College) (MPABACAK), National & Regional Sports TV Networks (Linear) (MPABAJAA), College & University Sports Networks (Conference/School-Owned) (MPABAJAD)

Keywords

• Sports media publishing
• Local sports coverage
• Live game webcasts
• Sports podcast network
• Digital sports advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Kenner

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: The primary revenue stream is digital advertising on crescentcitysports.com. The company sells advertising space to businesses targeting the affluent, sports-minded demographic in Louisiana. Contact for advertising is through [email protected].

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Crescent City Sports Enterprises operates Louisiana's leading independent digital sports media platform (crescentcitysports.com), producing news, analysis, live game webcasts, podcasts, and a high school football scoreboard covering the New Orleans Saints, Pelicans, LSU, Tulane, and 100+ Louisiana high schools. The company also produces radio programming on 106.7 The Ticket and monetizes its audience through digital advertising sold to local and regional businesses.

Product overview

Crescent City Sports Enterprises operates Louisiana's leading independent sports website, offering a unified digital platform that combines comprehensive sports news coverage with live streaming capabilities and podcast programming. The core product is the Crescent City Sports website (crescentcitysports.com), which aggregates coverage of professional sports (New Orleans Saints, Pelicans), college athletics (LSU, Tulane, and regional colleges), and high school sports. Supporting products include Live Game Streams for webcasts, CCS Podcasts for audio programming, the Louisiana Football Scoreboard for scores, and Digital Advertising Services for sponsors. The site launched on August 1, 2017, as part of a history that began with NewOrleans.com/Sports in 2008 and SportsNOLA.com in 2011.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crescent City Sports Website A digital sports news and media platform providing comprehensive coverage of the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, LSU, Tulane, LSU New Orleans, and high school athletics across Louisiana. Targets sports fans in the Greater New Orleans and Louisiana market seeking local sports coverage not available from national outlets.
• Live Game Webcasts Webcast service providing live video streams of prep sports games across Louisiana, enabling fans to watch high school games in real time through the Crescent City Sports platform.
• CCS Podcasts Audio podcast programming covering Louisiana sports, including Ken Trahan's Original Prep Football Report, The Three Tailgaters Show with Ro Brown, and All Access Sports Talk. Distributed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the Varsity Network app.
• Louisiana Football Scoreboard Real-time and archived high school football scores covering districts across Louisiana, presented on the Crescent City Sports website for fans tracking prep football results.
• Digital Advertising Services Digital advertising opportunities on crescentcitysports.com targeting affluent, sports-minded consumers in the Louisiana market, sold directly to local and regional businesses via custom quote.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Radiance TechnologiesflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2026Radiance Technologies serves as the title sponsor of the Radiance Technologies I-20 Showdown Rivalry Series, a year-long all-sports championship between Louisiana Tech and ULM featuring 12 varsity sports competition for annual bragging rights. Radiance Technologies is an employee-owned technology company led by Louisiana Tech alumnus and CEO Bill Bailey.
• 106.7 The Ticket (Cumulus New Orleans)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCSE CEO Ken Trahan serves as Sports Director for Cumulus New Orleans and hosts award-winning shows on 106.7 The Ticket including Ken Trahan's Original Prep Football Report and The Three Tailgaters Show. The station is the flagship home of Tulane football and men's basketball.
• Greater New Orleans Sports FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCSE serves as President and emcee of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Quarterback Club luncheons for over two decades. The organization runs the Chevron Scholar Athlete of the Week program providing $2,000 scholarships to high school student-athletes.
• Saints Hall of FamecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCSE CEO Ken Trahan serves as General Manager and Chairman of the Media Selection Committee of the Saints Hall of Fame, a position held since the Hall of Fame's inception in 1988.
• Allstate Sugar BowlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCSE CEO Ken Trahan serves as a member of the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame and Media Selection Committee of the Allstate Sugar Bowl while emceeing several Allstate Sugar Bowl events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• The Athletic: Subscription-based national digital sports media covering professional and college teams, including NFL, NBA, and college football. Competes for Louisiana sports fan attention and ad/subscription wallet share, though with very different scale and model.
• On3: National digital sports media company focused on college and recruiting coverage with a subscription and advertising model. Comparable audience (college sports fans) and digital-first distribution approach, but at national scale with institutional backing.
• 247Sports: National digital sports media network with deep recruiting and prep sports coverage. While operating at a much larger scale, it competes for the same prep and college sports audience attention that Crescent City Sports cultivates in Louisiana.
• Rivals.com (Yardbarker): National sports recruiting and college athletics network with team-specific sites. Comparable in covering college and prep sports with an advertising-supported digital model, though at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Regional players

• WDSU (Hearst Television): New Orleans local TV/radio station that covers Saints, Pelicans, LSU, and Tulane with digital content, broadcast, and podcasts. Competes for the same Louisiana sports audience and regional advertising dollars as Crescent City Sports.
• NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune (Advocate): The dominant regional digital news outlet covering New Orleans and Louisiana, including sports sections covering Saints, Pelicans, LSU, and Tulane. Directly comparable regional audience and Louisiana sports advertising market, though broader than sports-only.

Direct peers

• Scorebook Live (SBLive Sports): Digital-first regional sports media platform that pioneered live webcasts and prep sports coverage, operating a network of state-specific sites with advertising and sponsorship revenue — directly comparable to Crescent City Sports' model of regional sports publishing and prep game streaming.
• Prep Redzone: Regional digital platform providing live broadcasts and coverage of high school football and other prep sports with subscription and advertising revenue — closely mirrors Crescent City Sports' live game streaming and prep coverage model.
• MaxPreps: The leading digital high school sports coverage platform with scoreboards, statistics, and content across all U.S. states. Comparable to Crescent City Sports in its prep sports focus, scoreboard product, and advertising-supported monetization of an engaged sports audience.

Others

• Varsity Network: Platform that distributes high school sports audio content including podcasts and live broadcasts. Functions as an enabling distribution partner where Crescent City Sports publishes its podcasts, rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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