In the coming months, an updated and larger version of the University of Louisiana's Student Union will emerge from behind the familiar, white columns that have framed the building for decades.
Most of the existing building was demolished to make way for the upgrades and an additional 30,000 square feet of space. Parts of the former 128,000-square-foot building that will remain for renovations include the bookstore area, ballroom and the Bayou Bijou Theatre.