UL football feeds local economy

[NewsCopy]

A new study by the Lafayette Economic Development Authority in conjunction with Vermilion Marketing & Opinion Research LLC documented the powerful economic impact of the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns football program on the community. In 2013, the study .

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[Just1More]

Each leg raises the table and makes the table more substantial. Lafayette has a lot of assets. There are a lot of Lafayette promoters living in and out of Lafayette. They will help build stronger economic components surrounding those assets. More regional and headquarter business operations are finding Lafayette an attractive community. Having a flourishing university, in all regards, is vital. It was always logical to use great UL football as a catalyst to unite local alumni, students, the community, local business, and more.

Just keep building and investing and see what the new studies say in a few years. Smartest investment in the Acadiana community in decades. It will rejuvenate numerous other economic components that have grown stagnant or even receded.

[Boomer]

Each leg raises the table and makes the table more substantial. Lafayette has a lot of assets. There are a lot of Lafayette promoters living in and out of Lafayette. They will help build stronger economic components surrounding those assets. More regional and headquarter business operations are finding Lafayette an attractive community. Having a flourishing university, in all regards, is vital. It was always logical to use great UL football as a catalyst to unite local alumni, students, the community, local business, and more.

Just keep building and investing and see what the new studies say in a few years. Smartest investment in the Acadiana community in decades. It will rejuvenate numerous other economic components that have grown stagnant or even receded.

-------------------**********I would love to see a sales tax go to UL for overall uses

If athletics so be it --If academics the same or whatever facet of the University that could best use it---by the way --the temporary tax for the airport is a must!!!--------------------------------

[ulXrunner]

Each leg raises the table and makes the table more substantial. Lafayette has a lot of assets. There are a lot of Lafayette promoters living in and out of Lafayette. They will help build stronger economic components surrounding those assets. More regional and headquarter business operations are finding Lafayette an attractive community. Having a flourishing university, in all regards, is vital. It was always logical to use great UL football as a catalyst to unite local alumni, students, the community, local business, and more.

Just keep building and investing and see what the new studies say in a few years. Smartest investment in the Acadiana community in decades. It will rejuvenate numerous other economic components that have grown stagnant or even receded.

Ditto!!!