UL has big decision to make on Cajun Field renovation

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Originally Posted by CajunT

There was no Master Plan in place, just a shot gun approach when it came to facilities. This is why Farmer had no clue, there was no vision.

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.....we need to pull out the old bill that financed the first stadium and use the funds.....A mistake was made by not continuing the financing.....remember Vangy downs!!!

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Originally Posted by Boomer

.....we need to pull out the old bill that financed the first stadium and use the funds.....A mistake was made by not continuing the financing.....remember Vangy downs!!!

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Evangeline Downs was chased out of town (Parish) so that exact model ain't happing again.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

Evangeline Downs was chased out of town (Parish) so that exact model ain't happing again.

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Raced out of town, they were raced out of town to protect us good folks from the evils of gambling. What a crock.

Vangy Down has a great facility in Opelousas. The St Landry people love their presence.

Guys, the wheels are still turning. I promise.

Lee De Leon was on 1420 saying he was trying to get the first big gift from a company in the near future.

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Originally Posted by CajunRebel

Guys, the wheels are still turning. I promise.

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Agree

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Originally Posted by CajunVic

Raced out of town, they were raced out of town to protect us good folks from the evils of gambling. What a crock.

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ED left Lafayette Parish on their own. They weren’t forced out

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Originally Posted by JoeLeblanc

ED left Lafayette Parish on their own. They weren't forced out

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I would think that being told you can’t have gaming machines in this parish is what forced them out.

I am not sure why Boomer keeps bring up the former tax on ED. That is a ancient history and will never happen again. We may as well let that dog rest.

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Originally Posted by Crawfish

I am not sure why Boomer keeps bring up the former tax on ED. That is a ancient history and will never happen again. We may as well let that dog rest.

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....I do not know the exact funding methodology, but it would have been great to have kept the monies as were needed to fund upkeeps etc.....can you tell us where the funds were coming from and if it was state money or a local tax or what the deal was???

The big fallout will happen in 2025. Television rights will be negotiated in 2024.

It takes 2 years to build or remodel a stadium. If we dont have a stadium model, timeline and funding by the end of the 2020 season, I would be okay with not remodeling the facility until our college football future has been determined.

If we are moving on with the big boy (one can dream), we should move forward with the best 35K seat stadium we can build.

If we are relegated to a more watered down G5 or FCS, we should remodel the current stadium with no more than 20K-23K seats.