The Building of Russo Park at Louisiana

[LaCajunsFan]

I actually think it could be an advantage for our team who's used to seeing it, at least initially. After the first batter or two, I think it becomes like a free throw in basketball with the background blending into "noise" from the pitchers perspective. If you referencing just TV, I really don't care about that view as this if for the fans at the stadium, not on the TV. Get your butt to the game.

Yep. I always thought it was a great feature, then read on tiggerdropings how 'unfair' and 'distracting' it was for the pitchers/players, which just made me an even BIGGER fan of it. I mean, one even said to 'ask the pitchers' if they liked it...to which I almost replied: "OUR pitchers are ok with it.....but if YOURS are not, then so much the better."

[SlickRick]

If the minions from tiggerville@br don't like, then I REALLY LIKE IT!

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“We need to reengage conversations about a baseball clubhouse and office space for our coaches to be incorporated in Russo Park,” Maggard told The Daily Advertiser.

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[LifeTimeCajun]

How bout a new outfield fence?

[ULvictory]

A biergarten in the outfield would be nice

[CajunAmos]

A biergarten in the outfield would be nice

Since the current stadium sells beer, I think it would be better to add decks of various sizes for rent in the outfield. Package meals/drinks in with the cost of the deck rental with options from a few local restaurants providing the meals of various cuisines with baseball getting a percentage of the food/drink sales. Just throwing it out there. You could possibly add an exterior access bathroom to the new club house building planned for the right field corner off of Reinhardt to handle those needs so you don't have to deal with portable restrooms.

[ULvictory]

Since the current stadium sells beer, I think it would be better to add decks of various sizes for rent in the outfield. Package meals/drinks in with the cost of the deck rental with options from a few local restaurants providing the meals of various cuisines with baseball getting a percentage of the food/drink sales. Just throwing it out there. You could possibly add an exterior access bathroom to the new club house building planned for the right field corner off of Reinhardt to handle those needs so you don't have to deal with portable restrooms.

That would be a good idea.

Definitely a party deck with a food/drink combo with a rental cost would be a great idea for company or private parties. Easy $$$$

[CajunT]

That would be a good idea.

Definitely a party deck with a food/drink combo with a rental cost would be a great idea for company or private parties. Easy $$$$

You guys are thinking too big! I think we can build that deck ourselves, just go to Home Depot purchase some cheap Yellow Pine and a few lawn chairs and you've yourself a nice deck!

[CrazyCajun]

You guys are thinking too big! I think we can build that deck ourselves, just go to Home Depot purchase some cheap Yellow Pine and a few lawn chairs and you've yourself a nice deck!

I bet a local builder or patio center would build something pretty amazing if they had naming rights to it.

[Cajunsmike]

That would be a good idea.

Definitely a party deck with a food/drink combo with a rental cost would be a great idea for company or private parties. Easy $$$$

Outfield decks would be for the fans just like must of the renovations to date have been. Now it is time to do something directly for coaches and players. Clubhouse and offices would do that.

[CajunAmos]

Outfield decks would be for the fans just like must of the renovations to date have been. Now it is time to do something directly for coaches and players. Clubhouse and offices would do that.

It's not an either/or. I agree the clubhouse needs are larger and more immediate, but that money was purported to be 100% donated by former players. My comment about putting exterior men's/women's bathrooms would just simplify the party deck construction at a later time. They basically did that on the locker room at Lamson park to allow bathroom access for the outfield bleachers.

[ConfusedFan]

How about an extra bathroom?