2023 Move in weekend

[UL_Cajuns]

Its not gouging. Its supply/demand.

So we need more supply.

[UL_Cajuns]

How about getting them all to Cajun Field for a football orientation and let them know what is available to them on game days? Let's get the spirit started. Get Des and the players out there. Fire them up!

1st home game is usually the most attended by students then it dies off. We have to find a way to keep them engaged.

[zephyr]

I think the number I’ve been told is roughly 16-17k

16-17k freshmen? Not a chance

[cajuns80]

16-17k freshmen? Not a chance

Has to be total undergrad.

[CajunT]

Speaking if hotels. We need more hotels within walking distance to Cajun Field and the Cajun dome. The Hilton Garden Inn is nice to have but they are always price gouging for events.

Supply and Demand is the problem. Is there a need for another hotel and that side of town? At best it's seasonal. What events are being booked at the Cajun Dome and Convention Center?

The Oil Center is no longer the center of business in Lafayette. So, the demographics are not there for another hotel. If the new Heymann Center is actually constructed in that area, perhaps another chain will look at it again.

[RedBug58]

What is the latest on the new Heymann center? It was moving fast, then just seemed to die.

[CajunJack55]

What is the latest on the new Heymann center? It was moving fast, then just seemed to die.

https://thecurrentla.com/2024/plan-f...nt-hits-reset/

[facelessjonmoon]

What is the latest on the new Heymann center? It was moving fast, then just seemed to die.

Supposedly the current city administration is conducting a study to determine if it would be better to just renovate the Heymann instead of building a new facility elsewhere.

https://thecurrentla.com/2024/plan-f...nt-hits-reset/

Wasn't the whole idea of moving the Heymann driven by Lafayette General's desire to buy that property?

[BayouRichard]

Supposedly the current city administration is conducting a study to determine if it would be better to just renovate the Heymann instead of building a new facility elsewhere.

https://thecurrentla.com/2024/plan-f...nt-hits-reset/

Wasn't the whole idea of moving the Heymann driven by Lafayette General's desire to buy that property?

With all the studying going on for the Heymann property and the I 49 connector, we should have plenty of PhD candidates

[facelessjonmoon]

With all the studying going on for the Heymann property and the I 49 connector, we should have plenty of PhD candidates

Somebody is definitely making plenty of money off these studies

Is the UL plan dead? Not necessarily. UL is still planning an entertainment district near the Cajundome that includes a performing arts center, and it has a taxing district to fund it. However, that facility might not be a Heymann Center replacement as pitched before.

The funding picture has changed. And not to UL’s benefit. A key political argument in pushing for a UL location was tapping into state funding to close the gap on a potentially $150 million project. Lafayette’s outgoing legislative delegation secured $75 million in 2023. That dropped to less than $10 million in the current budget.

M-P Monique Boulet has hit pause on many Guillory-era ambitions.

I'm hoping we eventually see the entertainment district become a reality