Cajun Field improvements said back on track at Louisiana

[NewsCopy]

LAFAYETTE — Work on new end zone seating at Cajun Field is on track to be finished in time for the Ragin’ Cajuns football team’s home opener against the Southern University Jaguars at the end of August, officials say.

Wet and freezing weather this winter made for a difficult start, but the work is moving ahead to meet the Aug. 30 deadline for the first home game of the football season, said William Crist, the University of Louisiana physical plant director.

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[HoustonCajun]

LAFAYETTE — Work on new end zone seating at Cajun Field is on track to be finished in time for the Ragin’ Cajuns football team’s home opener against the Southern University Jaguars at the end of August, officials say.

Wet and freezing weather this winter made for a difficult start, but the work is moving ahead to meet the Aug. 30 deadline for the first home game of the football season, said William Crist, the University of Louisiana physical plant director.

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Nice picture in The Advocate of the football field with University of Louisiana.

[USL1970]

" ... is the first of a trio of $21 million in construction projects targeting athletic facility improvements. The projects are funded by a combination of sources, including dedicated student fees and university revenues."

Well, that was a surprise!

[DaddyCajun]

There are no University funds going to this project. Student "Self Assessed" Fee's, RCAF monies, Donations, and Bonded Monies! The University can if they so choose use up to 3% of University budgeted monies per STATE LAW! Dr T-Joe Savoie was the President who spearheaded getting it UNFROZEN at 1% since back in the 80's!

[Turbine]

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha, when was there a student assessment for the stadium?

I think you grabbed the wrong data pack.

[USL1970]

DaddyCajun you are on the right track - Something definitely changed regarding the subsidies from Authement to Savoie.


UL Athletic Subsidies
2012 $7,528,228
2011 $5,827,446
2010 $6,524,027
2009 $6,221,345
2008 $6,066,824
2007 $6,111,017
2006 $3,192,721
2005 $3,232,589

[CajunFan3406]

Wet and freezing conditions didn't delay the start of construction. The fact that construction documents weren't done until March delayed the start.

[BeauCajun]

Wet and freezing didn't delay the start of construction. The fact that construction documents weren't done until March delayed the start.

Stop with the facts please.

[Just1More]

Use this article as an example of why just about every article you ever read is riddled with inaccuracies. Long ago, a businessman in Lafayette was indicted for some business improprieties. I knew the details very well. Despite him being guilty, the DA wrote no less than 30 things that were very inaccurate over the stretch of 5 or 6 articles. When you personally know the subject, you'll see what I'm talking about. But don't dare try to correct some jackleg that believes everything he reads. That includes what a professor says, a "research study claims" and more. It pays to ask questions and force people that think they're informed to be excruciatingly accurate.

I suppose few will care that this article is misleading regarding the funding behind our athletic facilities. But, watch how some pseudo intellectual will eventually climb out of his incestuously inbred information vacuum and attempt to enlighten the world with his shallow view of the topic.