Oaks Along Cajun Field

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Originally Posted by KajunKrazy

I pass it 10 times a week on my path home. We must have a different view. All I see is trees. My buddy with a business on College Dr passes it every day too he said the same exact thing unsolicited.

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No doubt. I live between The Tigue and Albertsons so I’m always in the area as well. Once it’s completed and the construction equipment is gone, it’s going to be a gem with beautiful oaks.

Now, when they demolish and build the East side press box/coaches boxes, they will have to take out a good bit of oaks for progress. We just don’t have the real estate for what they are doing, and I’m ok with that.

I have pics if this site ever gets where you can just copy and paste a pic I will post it. Never able to paste on my I pad.

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Originally Posted by Big Buds

No doubt. I live between The Tigue and Albertsons so I’m always in the area as well. Once it’s completed and the construction equipment is gone, it’s going to be a gem with beautiful oaks.

Now, when they demolish and build the East side press box/coaches boxes, they will have to take out a good bit of oaks for progress. We just don’t have the real estate for what they are doing, and I’m ok with that.

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No doubt the trees are beautiful. They do however cover about 3/4 of the new structure. I guess if trees are what you want to see when you look at the stadium it is great.

Let's try trimming up those oaks first before deciding we feed them to the wood chipper.

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Originally Posted by RedTails

Some of us just have a personal preference of the beauty of live oaks > a stadium facade. I don't think anyone here ever said they want to preserve trees because of tree-hugging preservation, we just like the beauty of live oaks.

If you look at any architectural rendering of any project period, architects make sure to include plenty of well-established trees to make their project look better. Twice now you've invoked the politically charged issue of abortion in this thread, I think you need to go take a walk and enjoy some trees my friend.

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I do enjoy trees. I have 2 live oaks in my front. 4 years ago when the canopy started getting low and blocking the view of my house from the road I called coach Seth Thibodeaux’s brother to trim an lift the canopy over the roof. Made a huge difference in beautifying my curb appeal.

If I don’t catch the light at Cajundome and Congress I can be home from Cajun field parking lot in 2 minutes. In that short drive I probably see in the neighborhood of a couple 100 live oaks tree tops. I have never suggested any of those should be removed.

Just an FYI as you insinuate that I have something against all trees.

Some of the comments on here remind me of this bunch in California. And if not for these kind of people I am sure the University would not have trees hiding 75% of its new structure either.

https://www.sgphotos.com/photostories/treesitters/

There is no shortage of oak trees in south Louisiana. I’ll never understand why people think cutting a few down is some unforgivable sin.

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Originally Posted by CharlieK

There is no shortage of oak trees in south Louisiana. I’ll never understand why people think cutting a few down is some unforgivable sin.

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Amen

I do see where KK is coming from when looking at the structure from Congress. The trees cover the entire view of the new structure. The old upper deck was so big the trees being in front didn’t matter. As a kid I used to love passing by Cajun field on the bus ride home on a Friday before the game and being able to see the old scoreboard being tested along with a nice view of the upper deck. Just trim the damn things and be done with it.

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Originally Posted by Million$Mullet

I do see where KK is coming from when looking at the structure from Congress. The trees cover the entire view of the new structure. The old upper deck was so big the trees being in front didn’t matter. As a kid I used to love passing by Cajun field on the bus ride home on a Friday before the game and being able to see the old scoreboard being tested along with a nice view of the upper deck. Just trim the damn things and be done with it.

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They need to remove one more on the left side so it will be uniform

Fans have paid *100 times over the asking price to tailgate under the Oak.

Make these Stadium side Oak Trees the premier tailgating Spots.

ps * The asking price was zero and they offered to pay so I really don't know how to do the math.

In 50 years when they finally demolish the Cox building and build a fan square like they once dreamed of doing, they should move those oaks to line that area.