Quad Reconstruction

[LaCajunsFan]

A view of a forest of arches....

[billbeck451]

What used to be in the middle. I remember benches ar poo und a large planter ot somthing similar

[LaCajunsFan]

What used to be in the middle. I remember benches ar poo und a large planter ot somthing similar

Well, I remember benches in a circle, and a planter with a tree in the middle. Don't remember a pool and otherwise it wasn't anything too special. But boy, I also remember the pretty sizable protest before the first big reno in the early 90's: a lot of alumni liked the open spaces, and the memories of playing mud football games there after rainstorms, lol

[CajunRebel]

Wow this is taking a long time to finish.

[LaCajunsFan]

Ok, this is straight from the horses mouth. The job was broken down into phases. The first phase was to do all the underground work. The second phase was to do the concrete base for the bricks. The third phase was to install the bricks with the final phase to do the fountain. This was done to keep each phase of the project to an amount where the State of Louisiana Physical Planning would not be involved. (Excellent). The second phase was just bid and will start fairly soon. They have started to etch the bricks and will be delivered one year at a time.

Bottom line there was no contractor default, the State of Louisiana was not involved and the job is proceeding. All in all not bad, not bad at all.

This explains the long time line

[Boomer]

A view of a forest of arches....

---What a great description---well fitting!!!

[USL1970]

There used to be camelias planted at every second column of the covered walk. There are still a few left near Martin Hall. The campus used to have camelias all over but no more.

I remember when the arches were lined with camellias - colorful and beautiful when in bloom. Then Authement had them all cut down to save on landscape expense.

Authement ran a very low cost campus, but its former beauty was destroyed.

Savoie is bringing some of the beauty back, but we are getting a lot of brick and concrete too.

The new quad will certainly be an improvement over the previous version.

[Boomer]

I remember when the arches were lined with camellias - colorful and beautiful when in bloom. Then Authement had them all cut down to save on landscape expense.

Authement ran a very low cost campus, but its former beauty was destroyed.

Savoie is bringing some of the beauty back, but we are getting a lot of brick and concrete too.

The new quad will certainly be an improvement over the previous version.

-----OK guys as we start a new Year with 2014 behind us let's be honest----how many will still walk on the grass of the new quad?? Happy New Year---and Geaux Cajuns!!!

[BeauCajun]

-----OK guys as we start a new Year with 2014 behind us let's be honest----how many will still walk on the grass of the new quad?? Happy New Year---and Geaux Cajuns!!!

I might be dating myself here but when I was in school the only thing in the quad was grass and cow paths. Many, many trips between FG Mouton and the Burger Chef.

[ulXrunner]

Pictures?

[RaginDave]

I might be dating myself here but when I was in school the only thing in the quad was grass and cow paths. Many, many trips between FG Mouton and the Burger Chef.

mmmmmm......Burger Chef........

[CajunAmos]

mmmmmm......Burger Chef........

Cajun Blaze at Burger Tyme.