Cajun Field Construction

[fanof71]

A new stadium will not increase attendance. Lafayette as a whole does not care about UL sports.

He'll, UL doesn't care about UL sports, why should Lafayette...so obvious

[no1cajunfan]

We ask for some form of transparency…when we get it everyone is upset. Should be no surprise here but at least they are talking to us.

Stating the obvious is not transparency. What they are saying is, "don't bother me kid". Transparency would be something like, "this is why it's taking so long"

[Big Buds]

Stating the obvious is not transparency. What they are saying is, "don't bother me kid". Transparency would be something like, "this is why it's taking so long"

That’s a valid point.

[ZoomZoom]

That’s how they built the Lake Ponchatrain Causeway. 24 plus miles in sections. They didn’t pour any concrete in place. Built the section and moved them.

The idea of sections for this as I understand isn’t like that…it’s piecemeal, not the whole 5.5 miles at one time.

Thought about various scenarios…build one side then the other…build flyway then ramps later…build connector…surface roads later.

Last time I asked DOTD about it, could start somewhere between ‘24 and ‘26.

State of Louisiana promising a lot of BIG projects…Lafayette Connector…LC I-10 bridge, new Mississippi Bridge south of BR…seems 49 thru Shreveport isn’t being mentioned anymore. Having driven the 220 loop to 49 north, is that really a priority anymore? Seems a rebuild of LA 3132 is in play instead of running 49 near downtown Shreveport.

https://www.i49shreveport.com/

CM may be in a position to speak to this better than I.

[CajunRebel]

another big middle finger to the fanbase. 6 years of design 6 years of fundraising. emails for seats moving. total dysfunction at every level of the university.

wait until the holidays and dump info on a disappearing fanbase. genius work martin hall. oh and this is the message. 'its not happening until at least 2023' this message says nothing about why how or what. want to know why people dont support this program this is another good example

A middle finger to the fan base? No, if anything it’s the opposite.

Fan bases who pony up tens of millions of dollars to fund stadium projects can feel entitled to sit in new stadiums. We are not one of those fan bases. We aren’t entitled to sit in a fancy stadium because at the end of the day we didn’t pony up the money for it.

I assure you that if we had done our part shovels would have been in the ground long ago. The fact that we didn’t meant it took much longer for UL to come up with $60 million — which is no small task. And of course COVID, construction costs, etc. only complicated things further.

The project is going to get done because the people you are trashing were privately working their tails off behind the scenes to turn lemons into lemonade.

[CajunVic]

reality check by rebel . . . all you posters giving peanuts want a $60mm funded on the backs of others . . .

[BeauCajun]

reality check by rebel . . . all you posters giving peanuts want a $60mm funded on the backs of others . . .

Isn’t that the Democrat-ic way it’s done?

[cajun_lannister]

A middle finger to the fan base? No, if anything it’s the opposite.

Fan bases who pony up tens of millions of dollars to fund stadium projects can feel entitled to sit in new stadiums. We are not one of those fan bases. We aren’t entitled to sit in a fancy stadium because at the end of the day we didn’t pony up the money for it.

I assure you that if we had done our part shovels would have been in the ground long ago. The fact that we didn’t meant it took much longer for UL to come up with $60 million — which is no small task. And of course COVID, construction costs, etc. only complicated things further.

The project is going to get done because the people you are trashing were privately working their tails off behind the scenes to turn lemons into lemonade.

I must have missed when they asked the fan base for funds..

[Big Buds]

reality check by rebel . . . all you posters giving peanuts want a $60mm funded on the backs of others . . .

I would have been fine with this press release to invite the blue collar fans to donate anything possible to the cause. Nothing wrong with a grassroots campaign at this stage of the process.

[SMD7636]

Cajun Vic, you are so oppositional and working against all Cajuns fans, who wear Louisiana across our chest. Your negativity doesn’t help us get the funding needed for the stadium.

I give thousands annually to RCAF. We should all be disappointed the stadium is not complete. I hope we can all agree our administration, student athletes, alumni, and fans deserve a new stadium. It’s been long overdue.

The administration is not doing enough. We’ve been without a public fund raising campaign for Cajun Field or staff needed to make this happen.

[CajunVic]

Cajun Vic, you are so oppositional and working against all Cajuns fans, who wear Louisiana across our chest. Your negativity doesn’t help us get the funding needed for the stadium.

I give thousands annually to RCAF. We should all be disappointed the stadium is not complete. I hope we can all agree our administration, student athletes, alumni, and fans deserve a new stadium. It’s been long overdue.

The administration is not doing enough. We’ve been without a public fund raising campaign for Cajun Field or staff needed to make this happen.

There is nothing stopping any of you who are complaining from writing a check and sending it in with a note instead of showing up on an anonymous message board and doing nothing . . .

[R1Letterman]

He'll, UL doesn't care about UL sports, why should Lafayette...so obvious

because the name lafayette gets added to UL sports by casual fan?