Could the Ragin’ Cajuns be getting a new football stadium?

[CajunT]

Sounds more like a brain fart to me.

They can't find money to fund TOPS, Universities and Health Care and there is going to be a tax passed to build a football stadium???

I have some beach front property in Bunkie to sell you.

Unfortunately when one of the first actions as the newly elected governor is to add 200K people to the Medicaid roles without any funding, it's not surprising we have even more of a shortfall in funding for health care in this state. And that is after he has raised $2.6 Billion in new taxes and fees in two short years.

There is no way any stadium tax will be approved in light of more state taxes and now parish taxes are renewed or approved.

[ManAboutTown]

Sounds more like a brain fart to me.

They can't find money to fund TOPS, Universities and Health Care and there is going to be a tax passed to build a football stadium???

I have some beach front property in Bunkie to sell you.

State government’s budget and local tax are totally separate things Vickie..

[HelmutVII]

I don't think all the LSU alumni in the area would vote for a tax for our Stadium. That's a lot of votes against that I don't think could be overcome.

[Duckster]

What if upper deck were scrapped then rebuilt by RCAF as a separate occupancy from lower bowl? Then the lower bowl can be freshened but otherwise not a total redo. Let RCAF build smaller matching west and east upper decks wrapped with pre-sold suites, stadium clubs, and squeeze a press box in there. Still takes big money, willing donors, winning program.

[CajunT]

State government’s budget and local tax are totally separate things Vickie..

The sentiment is the same MAT, we just voted on some property tax renewals and now the council want to come back again in November with more here in Lafayette. I have no intentions on voting for any more property taxes when we are not a consolidated government.

[Duggie35]

The sentiment is the same MAT, we just voted on some property tax renewals and now the council want to come back again in November with more here in Lafayette. I have no intentions on voting for any more property taxes when we are not a consolidated government.

I am absolutely with you on this T.

[CajunVic]

State government’s budget and local tax are totally separate things Vickie..

Oh Mattie, you missed on another one, but kudo's to you for trying. Brilliant 🤔

[snote]

Whoaa..
Would this be boudreaux's 1st story for the forgotten site?
Think he aware of the ragin page?

Jon, eye smile at memory (may be wrong)
Did not hudspeth his 1st week here fly to
Mississippi on got on radio saying
We were going to built new stadium after
His 1st year?

Eye game for new place if feasible
bil

[cajun4life]

Houston’s new stadium cost them $128M to build. We don’t need to spend $250M. It also doesn’t have to be huge. 35-40k seats would be ideal. I really like the designs of the smaller soccer stadiums across Europe. Or just take Tulanes design for the one side of the stadium that’s actually a real stadium. Lol

[Ragin9221]

Houston's new stadium cost them $128M to build. We don't need to spend $250M. It also doesn't have to be huge. 35-40k seats would be ideal. I really like the designs of the smaller soccer stadiums across Europe. Or just take Tulanes design for the one side of the stadium that's actually a real stadium. Lol

UCF estimated cost to build there stadium in 2006 was 45 million. They spent 54 million. Stadium has capacity of 45,000.

To make it pleasing to the eye brick it all the way up so it is hiding the erector set. Probably would go well with the baseball stadium, and track and field.

[BrockMeaux]

UCF estimated cost to build there stadium in 2006 was 45 million. They spent 54 million. Stadium has capacity of 45,000.

To make it pleasing to the eye brick it all the way up so it is hiding the erector set. Probably would go well with the baseball stadium, and track and field.

That's close to $70 million today. But yeah, I could live with that.

[LouisianaB]

Yulman was $75-ish million.