Gates to the Swamp ( SwampGate Project )

[DaddyCajun]

I am calling on Gerald Hebert in the a.m. as he said to me that once MONEY was in hand from a sponsored Gateway some of that money along with what we had raised would be combined to complete the other two gateways!!

Anyone with a voice and inside connections need to place calls and let their voices be heard!

DaddyCajun!!!!

[DaddyCajun]

Spoke with Gerald Hebert tonight at the Basketball ticket p/u bash, he wants to talk Monday, was very busy with ESPN in setting up and keeping the NAME thing right!

Will let you fellows know about a possible work detail to rip the old fence/gates down as soon as Gerald give me the word!

Will really need a show of force to get it done over a weekend hope enough of us can make it!

Thanks in advance,
DaddyCajun!!!

[DaddyCajun]

Spoke with Gerald Hebert tonight at the Basketball Ticket P/U. Will meet with him Monday on a possible work detail for the 3rd and 4th Gate of the Swamp Gate project. Will need some sweat equity from Louisiana Fans!!!!!

I KNOW YOU ARE READY, I TOO WISH THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY NOW BUT, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!!!
ps Spoke with coach Lee tonight and he had his team sign my son and daughters basketballs! My kids were pumped! My 10 year old daughter told her grand parents, "Man those guys were tall!"

pss Coach Lee signed a ball for my son who had attended the first camp this past summer with Cyp as the coach! Coach Lee very jokingly said quickly do you want another ball? Was classic, and he meant all good! We laughed and he signed!!! Some of the players noticed the "Cyp" autograph also!! They too laughed and one said laughing to his team mates, "I better not sign underneath his autograph!"

Cajun Luvin' DaddyCajun Out

[DestinCajun]

Please give us an update on the Gate Project as soon as you know something. As you are aware, a number of UL fans dug deep to keep this moving along.

[DaddyCajun]

1) The SWAMP GATE PROJECT, will need approximately 15-20 volunteers to take down old fencing and fence post! Gerald said that we are waiting on a few things. One is the price of Oil to go down a bit(hopefully not holding our breath on this one), price of oil has more than doubled the price of the fence. Gerald has put out for a few more bids on the fence work to possibly get a better price, has recieved free labor on the brick work, bricks are donated, granite is donated, and the disk(UL) have been donated!! WE ARE WAITING ON FENCE PRICING AND THE GO AHEAD FROM NELSON SCHEX! IF ANYONE WILL BE WILLING TO DONATE THEIR TIME AND BRAUN WHEN A DATE BECOMES AVAILABLE PLEASE SIGN UP EARLY BY POSTING ON THE BOARD!

2) The WEIGHT ROOM EXPANSION, has received some nice support from the community($$) as of late. Looks like this project could break ground in the near future!

3) INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY, is being met on this A.M.!!! Dr. A and Gerald are meeting to go over where the architechs are at this point and time!! Dr. A Gerald says, wants this INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY done NOW in a huge way!! Gerald estimates the facility to take 6 months to construct!! States should be complete prior to next season!


+SWAMP GATE Gerald wants done soon so he can sell them, can't sell what he does not have!! Will be complete prior to season 2005!

+WEIGHT ROOM could break ground soon will take some time to build!

+INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY, is a priority of Dr A's, to get done SOON!!!


Gerald said, Two wins to close out the season would be huge in closing the sale on many deals!!!


LOUISIANA, WE NEED THE SEASON TO END WITH A PAIR OF WINS, NOT A STRING OF THREE LOSES!!!!!



DADDY CAJUN
L O U I S I A N A P R O U D

[DaddyCajun]

Start posting your questions for Jay and offer types of help you can donate ($, time, brain power, tools, etc.) to beefing up the UL athletic complex!!!


1) SwampGate when will it be completed? Money is there (State Farm, Delphi/Alumni match) bricks, mortar, disk, stone toppings, brick labor all donated! Labor to tear down old fence, I am there!!

2)Indoor Practice Facility, breaks ground when? Included in the facility is what (competition grade track, baseball/softball hitting and pitching, basketball, tennis)?

3) Weight room, Breaking ground? Would be much less expensive to add one more section to the length of the Indoor facility and put the Weight room their and use the old weight room for meeting rooms adding partitions!! SAVES A BUNCH OF MONEY THAT COULD BE USED FOR THE TRACK UPGRADE IN THE INDOOR FACILITY!

4) Pressure wash stadium and seal!

5) Lighting upgrade

6) Street repairs at complex(overlay)

7) Skyboxes on student side

8) Lourdes park? baseball

9) Complete fencing around Cajun Field

10) Lighted Ragin Cajun logos atop of Cajun Fields large side of stadium on each side of elevator shaft!

etc.

LIST OTHERS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE AND OFFER HELP IN WHATEVER WAY YOU CAN!!! IF YOU REMEMBER OTHER PROJECTS GERALD IS WORKING ON LIST IT HERE TO ASK ABOUT THE STATUS!!

DADDY CAJUN

[shof]

DC - when is he on?

Turbine - can you record and place here for playback for us out-of-towners?

Shof

[DaddyCajun]

Normally he is on Wednesday mornings/or/afternoon it is alternated each week! Have been busy as of late so I am not sure about his next time on KPEL!!

DaddyCajun!!

[DaddyCajun]

Many of us on this board and others have helped with projects, raised money for projects and flat out just done what we are able within each our own constraints!

SwampGate project is an example of something we have ALL worked on to the tune of over $7,000 raised to construct the gateways! Here's hoping to hear something from Gerald any day now!!

KEEP OUR COLLECTIVE CHINS UP,
DIG DEEP INTO OUR POCKETS,
AND WIN SOME GAMES AND UL WILL PROSPER!!

DADDYCAJUN!!!

[DaddyCajun]

Spoke with Gerald indepth and the Athletic Dept is very much in the whole this fiscal year. The funds from State Farm are being used to meet travel cost, etc for Spring Sports.

SO TO GET SWAMP GATE DONE WILL COST ANOTHER $8,000-$10,000 DOLLARS. WE MUST COME UP WITH THE FUNDS!

I MAY HAVE TWO GENEROUS DONORS WHICH TOGETHER COULD KNOCK IT OUT. CROSS FINGERS. I WILL BE SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL MORE REAL SOON.

If anyone knows someone with monies to help complete the project please contact them soon and have them go thru the means be which to donate to the Swamp Gate Project through the Foundation!!


MEETING WITH GERALD TUESDAY!!

DADDYCAJUN
Troy Sonnier
337-344-8283(cingular cell)

[DaddyCajun]

SwampGate will be completed in the up coming months in time for the season to start!! Thanks to so MANY of you who donated to this project, it has been a long time coming!! Once I am able to announce the final TWO donars(with their permission) I will and will give a ground breaking date. It is something I would like whomever donated to the project to be there for so "Turbine the Man" can save the memory for you and your generations of Grandcajuns to come!!

DaddyCajun!!

[DaddyCajun]

Gerald stated that the meeting at Le Treumphe a few weeks ago was the MOST productive meeting yet!!! He has since had another meeting in Kaplan and something big has happened there. SwampGate is awaiting an official meeting between Gerald and a couple of friends to complete this project prior to the 2005 Football season!

Folks it is happening,
DaddyCajun!
Climb aboard and Do what you are able, just have fun in the process!!!