Lafayette Performing Arts Center - Battle

[Turbine]

Somewhat related, Moncus Park is about to have a hiccup. On KATC tonight, South College Shopping Center has had enough of people too cheap to pay 2 bucks an hour to park at Moncus. It is impacting the center’s tenants.

Moncus rep of course replied they’re expanding parking. Can tell you that’s not the problem, seen it first hand. The fence between Moncus and Regions no longer has a gate.

A microcosm of the issues UL faces…things that were easy, free and/or inexpensive now cost more, people don’t come back.

Rousses and predecessor businesses go through this across from Cajun Field.

Now they tow, sometimes.

Even when parking was free inside Cajun Basin, those lots were used as an exit strategy.

[ZoomZoom]

Rousses and predecessor businesses go through this across from Cajun Field.

EXACTLY.

UL doesn’t need to be a landlord put in the position of finding tenants. Having a hard enough time find butts in the seats.

[CajunT]

EXACTLY.

UL doesn’t need to be a landlord put in the position of finding tenants. Having a hard enough time find butts in the seats.

They don't need to do it themselves, they can partner with the right people to manage the properties just like you can with investment properties. It's a sound approach if done professionally.

[anhil8tor]

I'm all about this.. but for heavens sake use the damn thing! There are show many shows we miss out on, it blows my mind. Shreveport, Moblie, Biloxi, Baton Rouge... and look I know they have a more dense population, but the Cajundome is going to pull what it pulls. There is a niche for music that can go to a performing arts facility especially here in Lafayette.

[fanof71]

I am not in favor of selling the land to the city but leasing it. Reason being is that the Ochsner UMC may want to go that direction and build a parking lot. Look at what they’re doing now where the Heymann sits. Just a thought. That probably be years down the road.

You guys do know the lease of the land from UL is $1a year...

[CajunT]

You guys do know the lease of the land from UL is $1a year...

Yes, but not for the adjacent property for development.

[fanof71]

Yes, but not for the adjacent property for development.

Absolutely!

[JamesTheJeweler]

Somewhat related, Moncus Park is about to have a hiccup. On KATC tonight, South College Shopping Center has had enough of people too cheap to pay 2 bucks an hour to park at Moncus. It is impacting the center’s tenants.

Moncus rep of course replied they’re expanding parking. Can tell you that’s not the problem, seen it first hand. The fence between Moncus and Regions no longer has a gate.

A microcosm of the issues UL faces…things that were easy, free and/or inexpensive now cost more, people don’t come back.

If 2 dollar parking keeps RifRaf out of the park, good. I see on a weekly basis how park properties are treated when it's free. It's destroyed and trashed!

[ZoomZoom]

If 2 dollar parking keeps RifRaf out of the park, good. I see on a weekly basis how park properties are treated when it's free. It's destroyed and trashed!

If I were a betting man, LCG will get stuck with this WAY before the 99 year lease is completed.

There’s not enough volume of folks willing to pay to park their cars, walk their dogs, and such.

The lie of private funding has long been busted, government grants already being tapped.

[CajunT]

If I were a betting man, LCG will get stuck with this WAY before the 99 year lease is completed.

There’s not enough volume of folks willing to pay to park their cars, walk their dogs, and such.

The lie of private funding has long been busted, government grants already being tapped.

Which is what I suspected would happen from the very beginning.

[ZoomZoom]

Which is what I suspected would happen from the very beginning.

We’re fishing in the same pond. I’m thinking 20 years.

[RedTails]

From my limited utilization of Moncus Park, the parking lot is full each time I go. If paid-parking wasn't initially part of their budget, then I'd hope they are generating enough funds to plug any holes. It is a very nice public space, a nice attraction for the city to have besides restaurants and automatic car washes.