Temporary seating? why not?

[DaddyCajun]

I don't like the plans for the new stadium as it looks to only add maybe 1,000 seats.

Agreed, UL should have a season ticket list being compiled with everyones Contact information that is looking to get into the Super Regional this weekend. If there ends up being 1000 or 2000 tickets being sought after by the Cajun Nation, hey that is a nice way to look at future stadium seating for the Stadium Expansion!!!

When I was president of the Baseball Executive Committee, we first created DEMAND with giving seats to the men who for years sat at the top of the grandstand and hang the K's. Many fans said hey I would pay for one of those, so a list was made for 250 seats in the middle of the grandstand and in a very short period we had all 250 sold!!! Demand! We took the list to Dr A and Nelson, seats were ordered and this was done again and again till the grandstand was complete, and completely sold out!!!

If this Regional and Super Regional is not a show of Demand then I do not know what is!

[GreatestStory]

Cut down a few of the pine trees, install seats....done

A hurricane is the only thing taking any of those pine trees down.

Where would they use the bathroom? Where would be the concessions? How would you access them? The trees are what make a large part of our atmosphere. I'd rather not do all that to accommodate 200 non-season ticket holding fans once every 14 years, no thanks. Redo the stadium

Ever been to Lamson? Bleacher across the whole outfield with no concessions and no bathrooms. People walk to get what they need and walk back to their seats. So it is not a far fetched idea.

With that said, I am against putting any bleachers in the outfield at the Tigue. I would be more for expanding the bleachers to the foul poles. The batting cages and bull pens would have to be tweaked/moved.

Since I'm designing a new park in my mind.... I also think they should add more seats than what they are planning to add. And please, for the sake of sanity move the light poles to the back of the bleachers and no more obstructed views.

[Turbine]

+1 there is over 100 pines. Rt field bleachers would only remove 25-35. Greater good as capacity+increased revenues sorely needed.

100 Tree Deer Stands $1,000 a pop

[CajunRage]

I imagine the existing bleachers will be slid further down the lines and the grandstand will extend to be flush with the bleachers. We can add thousands of seats without touching the outfield.

[GreatestStory]

I imagine the existing bleachers will be slid further down the lines and the grandstand will extend to be flush with the bleachers. We can add thousands of seats without touching the outfield.

You are right about connecting the bleachers and grandstand.

I think everyone would agree the bleachers being extended extended down the lines is a great idea, but from looking at the renderings, that is not the case. Everything else looks great, but unfortunately it looks as if we are adding very few seats.

[CajunDreDog]

I may get stoned for saying this, but can the Cajun Cooking Club be moved? Can those bleachers be extended even farther, and they setup behind them? It's not freaking rocket science....

[CrazyCajun]

A hurricane is the only thing taking any of those pine trees down.


Ever been to Lamson? Bleacher across the whole outfield with no concessions and no bathrooms. People walk to get what they need and walk back to their seats. So it is not a far fetched idea.

With that said, I am against putting any bleachers in the outfield at the Tigue. I would be more for expanding the bleachers to the foul poles. The batting cages and bull pens would have to be tweaked/moved.

Since I'm designing a new park in my mind.... I also think they should add more seats than what they are planning to add. And please, for the sake of sanity move the light poles to the back of the bleachers and no more obstructed views.

It was built that way, what is the difference in dimensions by the way? Where would they would walk? Through the bullpen? Then jump the brick wall? That's not gonna happen. All the way around to front gate? The fields aren't set up the same.

[BayouRichard]

100 Tree Deer Stands $1,000 a pop

I still like the idea of nice tree houses. You would not have to remove the trees. It would be unique.

[CajunJack55]

I still like the idea of nice tree houses. You would not have to remove the trees. It would be unique.

I agree. If we could build a nice treehouse/deck that was safe enough and could last several years, that would be perfect for big time games at the Tigue.

[CajunAmos]

A hurricane is the only thing taking any of those pine trees down.


Ever been to Lamson? Bleacher across the whole outfield with no concessions and no bathrooms. People walk to get what they need and walk back to their seats. So it is not a far fetched idea.

With that said, I am against putting any bleachers in the outfield at the Tigue. I would be more for expanding the bleachers to the foul poles. The batting cages and bull pens would have to be tweaked/moved.

Since I'm designing a new park in my mind.... I also think they should add more seats than what they are planning to add. And please, for the sake of sanity move the light poles to the back of the bleachers and no more obstructed views.

Playing devils advocate, as part of the upgrade at Lamson they added public rest rooms to the outfield side of the new club house. With updated demand for tournaments, they added temporary concessions in that area as well. With any project that would require construction of facilities, they could add in facilities for bathrooms/concessions as part of the project as well. I hope we get to that point in the future, but for now I'd be happy with a covered grandstand that would add about 1000 seats and greatly increase bathroom and concession options for fans. You shouldn't have to miss an inning or two to get a soft drink or burger. I think you'll also see closed circuit tv's new the new concession areas if those areas don't have a view of the field. The upper concourse shown in the rendering might create a way to get your concessions while still viewing the field. That might also give you some non-traditional seating like "patio" rental areas with a view of the field that would add to the capacity.

[tetragrammaton]

I may get stoned for saying this, but can the Cajun Cooking Club be moved? Can those bleachers be extended even farther, and they setup behind them? It's not freaking rocket science....

Yeah, there has got to be a way to balance their support with increasing capacity.

[Sir Cajun]

I agree. If we could build a nice treehouse/deck that was safe enough and could last several years, that would be perfect for big time games at the Tigue.

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