UL has big decision to make on Cajun Field renovation

[Turbine]

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[CajunVic]

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What?

[CajunT]

You know I love Acadiana and I plan on retiring there in the next year or so. Having said that, Lafayette is a small city that just does not have enough business or industry. Offshore oil drilling is done as long as $55
a barrel oil is the rule. The Hospital industry is good but I suspect it will not continue to expand and really what else is there? Lafayette just does not have the infrastructure to attract new large employers. I live in the DFW metroplex and new businesses are moving here all of the time. The reasons are low taxes, DFW airport, Alliance International Freight Airport, fantastic schools for employees kids, entertainment options, (I.E.Broadway type show, Opera, Texas World Speedway etc
) and I could go on and on. As a frequent visitor to Lafayette it amazes me how difficult it is to get around town for small city. I am not trying to be a downer, but I do not think some people realize the challenges that are faced in terms of attracting business and jobs to Lafayette; hence the difficult job the fund raisers have trying to raise the likes of 60 million dollars. I hope it can be done but it will not be a cakewalk by any stretch of the imagination

Well said Fish, my son moved to Plano at the end of March. My daughter will be moving to Conroe, Tx. next summer after graduating from UL this past spring. The sign on bonuses and salaries are just better for both in Texas. The Lafayette recovery has been very slow after losing a large number of jobs and tax revenue in the past 5 years or more. The money for facilities will not come from any local business, we need corporate money and partnership. Until those relationships are built, we can only proceed with bond money, provided the seed money is in place.

[LaCajunsFan]

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Was wondering.

[LaCajunsFan]

Meanwhile, here's what ~180 million would get us.

https://uabsports.com/news/2019/9/18...ign-plans.aspx

https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...ion_091819.pdf

[CajunJeaux]

Well said Fish, my son moved to Plano at the end of March. My daughter will be moving to Conroe, Tx. next summer after graduating from UL this past spring. The sign on bonuses and salaries are just better for both in Texas. The Lafayette recovery has been very slow after losing a large number of jobs and tax revenue in the past 5 years or more. The money for facilities will not come from any local business, we need corporate money and partnership. Until those relationships are built, we can only proceed with bond money, provided the seed money is in place.

Should’ve hit up Wait’r before everyone started jumping ship...

[Ragin9221]

Meanwhile, here’s what ~180 million would get us.

https://uabsports.com/news/2019/9/18...ign-plans.aspx

https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sit...ion_091819.pdf

I honestly think we can have that with the current setup of Cajun Field, We would come out cheaper if we would just replace the top deck with a smaller, better, top deck. We just need to provide some of the amenities that a soccer stadium has. Overtime bring everything to code and up to date.

I do love the press box and upper deck, to me that is what is needed at Cajun Field.

[ZoomZoom]

Should've hit up Wait'r before everyone started jumping ship...

I'm glad we didn't, that's a SINKING ship. Competition and the novelty of ordering two designer coffees from CC's gets a little pricey after awhile. No joke, go sit in a CC's on a Saturday morning and watch.

[ZoomZoom]

Offshore oil drilling is done as long as $55 a barrel oil is the rule.

It can be $100 a barrel and nobody will drill in Louisiana unless a nation emergency breaks out. The encouragement of legacy lawsuits on the behalf of local governments against the O&G industry is killing Louisiana. It's like watching the 80's in slow motion.

[ManAboutTown]

It can be $100 a barrel and nobody will drill in Louisiana unless a nation emergency breaks out. The encouragement of legacy lawsuits on the behalf of local governments against the O&G industry is killing Louisiana. It's like watching the 80's in slow motion.

12% severance tax is killing Louisiana. The lawsuits were a cost of doing business when oil was $75+ a barrel.