Parking Garage Construction

[CajunRebel]

Why did they decide to build the garage where they did? It seems to me that if your going to tear down those dorms you ought to build the garage in their place where it would be out of the way. It would be less of an eyesore and maybe leave room for another building down the road.

[CajunStros]

I believe the master plan calls for more student housing where the Stokes buildings currently are. In the meantime, it will make a good temporary parking lot.

[HelmutVII]

Why did they decide to build the garage where they did? It seems to me that if your going to tear down those dorms you ought to build the garage in their place where it would be out of the way. It would be less of an eyesore and maybe leave room for another building down the road.

The first level of the parking garage will have lab space for the Architecture and Civil Engineering departments. Both are near the proposed location. Plus the area available at the Stokes location is not that big nor is it properly configured to construct a parking garage.

[cajun67]

RS? Did that team for Pensacola ever make it to Mc Naspy? I seem to recall it was cancelled at Mc Naspy.

Played in McNaspy but RS was hurt. Didn't play in game. Got to watch him on sidelines. That was an impressive team. We won in close game. Next year, off to Pensacola. Great game, we led till late and the Jolly Roger pulled it out at end. Some kind of QB. Tough duty too for him, playing football with a bunch of former football players.

[raoul]

Did Favre play at McNaspy or at Cajun Field?

[SlickRick]

He played at Cajun Field and lost. Brian Mitchel beat him every time he faced him! The day we beat USM with Farve, we also beat Georgia that night in the Cajun Dome! That was a good day to be a Cajun fan! It was 85 or 86'....

[USL1970]

Roger Staubach (Pensacola Navy) and Terry Bradshaw (spit) and I think there was one more but I can't remember who it was. John Pennel a gold medal winning pole vaulter appeared at the southwestern relays one year.

I was there for those contests, and remember them well.

Also, Don Bragg was a competitor at the Southwestern Relays in 1961. He won the pole vault at the Rome Olympics in 1960.

John Pennel was a world record holder in the pole vault, and I hate to mention this, but he represented NLU (now ULM). However, I don't recall him winning the Olympics.

I remember Billy Cannon throwing the shot put for LSU, and running the 100 yard dash - unusual combination by today's standards.

It was a very long time ago, but the Southwestern Relays were known far and wide back then.

[Boomer]

Cannon was know justifiably so as the fastest shot putter or the strongest sprinter in the world!!!

[LaCajunsFan]

Didn't see a rendering of the garage, so thought I would post it. Also, I read that it will also be "fronted by a Liner building," that would include "commercial/academic space." But I don't see that on the rendering....unless the view in the pic is of the rear of the building. If anyone can shed light on this, please do.

[moorecajun]

That is a nice looking parking garage ... makes me want to go parking again!