Campus Construction

This is an absolutely beautiful campus! The amount of construction that has taken place / is about to take place is just unbelievable, especially in this time of large budget cuts being implemented by the state.

I know a lot of people don't care and there is not a direct connection but, I don't think large scale athletic upgrades were really even feasible until after these campus upgrades were completed or at least well under way. When you look at how the state can't balance a budget you have to be proud of what we are able to accomplish right now.

If you get into too much debt sometimes you just don't get out of it.

Two inches of rain on Saturday afternoon left the site pretty wet. all of the parking areas along University Ave have been removed.

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New university Ave. entrance gate with Building 2 in background

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All brick work on building 2 is finished. The green ladder structures in the foreground are the scaffolding that the brick layers used.

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Installing downspouts and overflow boxes on building 2.

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Trailer used to form gutters. They can form up to 600 feet of continuous gutter at one time. The longest gutter they installed on this project was about 100 feet. This crew is from Gawga.

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Three inches of rain on Tuesday and continued rains through the week have left the site a quagmire.

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They continue to to work though and are trying to connect drain lines to University Ave. inlets. Unfortunately they did not check for underground electric lines for the street lights. The inlet box they want to connect to is on the right. The hay bale is to keep mud out of the University Ave drain lines and the concrete to the left of the hay bale surrounds the conduits for the street lights. It at the same grade as the new drainage pipe and will have to be offset to avoid a conflict. This has happened at two locations. This could take some time because the street lighting belongs to the DOTD.

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Manlift stuck AGAIN. If the guy operating the manlift was not wearing boots he was in trouble because he would have sunk up to his knees.

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Trying to get some walkways ready for concrete. Somebody is going to have a hard time servicing the port o lets because they can't get to them.

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The alley between the two new buildings got a new tree last week. Building two is to the left.

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Gutters waiting to be installed are being stored behind Mc Lauren Gym.

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Exit end of the gutter forming machine.

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Plenty of inside work going on with the two new buildings. Harris, Randolph and Buchanan Halls are also progressing but most of that work is inside too.

This is the University Ave facade of building 1 (probably Corona Hall) almost ready for landscaping.

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University Ave Entrance to the alley between the two new buildings. Split columns are installed so they are getting close to being finished in this location.

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Conflict box for conduits for the University Ave street lighting are being placed in a split casing (the red pipe) and a conflict box built around them.

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University Ave facade of building 2 (most probably Bonin Hall)

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Not much else to show because most of the work being done is inside.

Just wondering if it will be finished by Fall and if reservations are full!!!! last Fall we (STATE FARM) had a great move in party for the students moving in---would like to do it again!!!!

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Just wondering if it will be finished by Fall and if reservations are full!!!! last Fall we (STATE FARM) had a great move in party for the students moving in---would like to do it again!!!!

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the two new residence halls will be finished but Harris, Buchanan and Randolph won't make it.

Damn Lazy ___ company---Needed the company that did the softball complex!!!! LOL

Heavy rains the last part of this past week have made the site look pretty miserable. I have been on many muddy job sites and it really makes everything much more difficult to do.

They have started to place landscaping materials around Corona Hall. This is the University Ave facade.

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A peek at the new rose garden. Buchanan Hall is to the rear, Randolph is to the right and Corona is to the left.

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The new University Ave gate to the alley between the two new residence halls. There will be a small parking area along University Ave for Handicapped Students only all the other parking that was there has been removed and won't be replaced.

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One of two unanticipated conflict boxes for University ave underground electric conduits for street lighting. The hay bale is to keep silt from entering the subsurface drainage for University Ave.

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Mostly inside work going on on almost all the other buildings.

Two weeks of rain has resulted in not much subject matter to photograph. Lots of landscape work has been done though and they moved furniture into Corona and Bonin residence halls. Harris is just about finished on the inside and it's a good thing too, they will have students moving in by next week (the week of August 6th). Final Certificate of Occupancy was granted on Corona and Bonin Halls last week. A temporary Certificate of Occupancy was granted on Harris Hall (the elevator wasn't ready). They should get permanent CO for Harris Hall next week. Still lots of outside work to be done. Randolph Hall won't be ready next week though but should be pretty close once school starts.

This is a view of the two new halls and Buchanan (to the left) from the rear of Mc Laurin Gym. The trenches in the foreground are for chilled water and hot water lines .

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A view down Boucher from the front of McLauin Gym. Harris Hall is to the immediate right in the photo.

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( A Harris Hall story. I had a White German Shepherd several years ago. She escaped from my yard and ran across University Ave. I got on campus and asked everybody I saw if they had seen a white dog running by. Everybody I spoke to pointed in the direction of Harris Hall. I asked at the front desk and they said she was there. I found her in the TV room watching TV with some of the residents.)


The University Ave. facade of Corona Hall. A muddy mess but it should look much different by next week if the forecast holds.

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The alley way facade of Corona Hall.

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The University Ave facade of Bonin Hall

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The alley way facade of Bonin Hall.

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Buchanan Hall. the only thing they will be doing is to water proof and paint the exterior and install an elevator. (they ran out of money)

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It ought to be an interesting next two or three weeks. It will be quite a change from construction to an influx of college students. Although it won't be that much different from when Randolph, Baker, Huger, Bonin and Evangeline had residents.

All of the temporary construction fencing is down and they are cleaning up the site nicely. I spoke to the landscape foreman today and he said he would be finished in about 3 days. They are from Slidel.

This is the front of Randolph Hall scraped and ready for paint.

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This is the new rear entrance to Randolph Hall almost ready for paint.

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Putting a new roof on Alumni Hall (the Vermilion Office)

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Completed Harris Hall. Maybe a little clean up but it looks like it's ready for heads on the bed.

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Finished quad area behind Corona Hall this is the new rose garden. Buchanan Hall is to the right.

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The new rose garden. It's in the same place as the old rose garden. I'm wondering how long they will be able to keep it up. They had roses planted on both sides of the entrance to Girard Hall when they finished and they are all gone now. There is a lone Crepe Myrtle on each side of the entrance now. I guess time will tell.

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Cast iron plants waiting to be planted. I don't think the even the grounds crew for the University can kill these plants. I think they will survive.

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A small handicapped parking area off of University in the front of Corona and Bonin Halls. This is the only University Ave parking that will be constructed. The Oak tress will like it much better I'm sure.

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University Ave entrance to the alley way between the two new buildings.

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Boucher Drive entrance to the alley between the two new buildings. as seen from what's left of the service drive to the student union. Boucher drive and the drive way are in pretty rough shape after all the construction.

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University Ave facade of Corona Hall as seen from the front corner of Corona Hall. Randolph Hall is to the my right.

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View from the driveway to my home.

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It was very quiet this weekend as they are finished with all but the smallest details. The only construction going on is the landscaping, and work on Randolph Hall and Alumni Hall. Buchanan will get waterproofing and painting only.

If you go here

http://maps.google.com/

Type in "Lafayette Louisiana", Switch to satellite. If you zoom into the campus area close enough it will switch to a birds eye view of the campus taken in late April of this year.

So all the dorms are ready for the fall use---Thought they had mentioned that some would not be ready---Man this is just beautiful!!! Thanks so much for your weekly reports!!!!

Looking good.

It has been a busy year and a half.

Thanks HelmutVII

HelmutVII is the man. It has been so much fun keeping up with construction. I only hope when they renovate the Tigue, the track stadium and the football stadium the university or "someone" will be able to provide just a little of what he has done for us. Fans love seeing things like this. Get's them excited about the university!

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So all the dorms are ready for the fall use---Thought they had mentioned that some would not be ready---Man this is just beautiful!!! Thanks so much for your weekly reports!!!!

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All of the residence halls will be able to accept students for the fall semester. Randolph may not be ready at the start but it should be finished shortly after school starts. Buchanan will be painted and water proofed only from what I understand.

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HelmutVII is the man. It has been so much fun keeping up with construction. I only hope when they renovate the Tigue, the track stadium and the football stadium the university or "someone" will be able to provide just a little of what he has done for us. Fans love seeing things like this. Get's them excited about the university!

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Thank you for your kind words. As you can see from the photo from the driveway to my home, I didn't have to go far to take photos.

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Thank you for your kind words. As you can see from the photo from the driveway to my home, I didn't have to go far to take photos.

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True but I am sure it took a while to make your posts uploading all those photos and explaining them for us. I appreciate the time you dedicated to that!

Oh and I am looking forward to newer Teurlings stadium renovation photos and Student Union photos! ha

So proud of what the campus will look like once the landscaping and clean-up are done. Thanks so much for posting such pictures and for explaining what is going on. It was great!

Students moving into Corona Hall today. It was pretty good to see.

Serious moving in today in the new and renovated halls. Only construction left is Randolph, Alumni Hall (Vermilion Offices) and Buchanan.

Painting on the rear of Randolph Hall. (it rained less than an hour after I took this photo)

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Completed Rose Garden

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A view of the Rose Garden from the side of Buchanan Hall (to the left) The new sidewalk is in the same location as the old sidewalk that passed through the old rose garden. It continued to the sun room between Old Baked and Old Huger. The entrance to the sun room was where the lamp pole to the rear is now. Looks like they respected to old rose garden location fairly well. I would have liked to have seen a sun dial though.

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Buchanan Hall with new windows


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Name plate (Girls Dormitory) that was over the door of now demolished Evangeline Hall. Glad to see they saved it.

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Students moving in Bonin on right and Corona on left as seen from Boucher Drive.

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Students moving into Corona Hall. Mother in blue shirt is following her daughter in yellow shirt who is walking in the door.


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Bonin Hall Courtyard as seen from north fire escape to Harris Hall.

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Another View of the Bonin courtyard from the North fire escape to Harris Hall.

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Bonin Hall courtyard as seen from the east fire escape to Harris Hall

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Rear of Harris Hall. Bonin Hall is to the right.

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That room in the rear of Harris Hall looks beautiful. Do you know what that room is for? I never had any reason to be inside or around Harris when I was in school.

It is a TV/recreation room. I'm sure the view is very nice now. This is where I found my white German shepherd when she got out.

Someone may have already mentioned this before, but on google maps, when you zoom down on the new construction area (not street view) you get a nice view, although a little dated. It shows the new dorms and the new parking garage.

Hey HelmutVII, how do you like all the new added green space in your "front" yard?

It has to look better (or will) than the parking strip they had under the Oaks.

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Hey HelmutVII, how do you like all the new added green space in your "front" yard?

It has to look better (or will) than the parking strip they had under the Oaks.

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It will take some getting used to however, my home is not directly across from the old dorms. (I see the back yard of the presidents home from my front porch). I'm thinking that most of the student activity will be from the alley between the two halls to the student union as there is not much to attract the students to University Ave. I will not miss Old Baker and Old Huger. Those two dorms were dumps and they needed to go. The parking lots along University Ave were eyesores and I'm hoping that all the activity under the trees will not hurt them in the long run. I'm glad they kept Randolph, Buchanan and Harris. Three fine old buildings that had plenty of character along with good bones. I am glad they did respect the location and layout of the rose garden. I hope the university will have the wear with all to keep it up.