La Louisiane - Lourdes Stadium

[Fais do-do]

For a stadium being in Cajun country the food at the stadium (last time I went) was absolutely horrible. My kids funnel cake was burnt and inedible. How do you F up a funnel cake????

[cjr3888]

I thought the original state funds for this aren't available anymore or at least at the moment?

(I hope they still are)

It's all a numbers game. They will shift it to a different priority level to "fix" the budget then put it right back.

[zephyr]

Why not?

Because its a novelty idea at best. Lafayette is restaurant central.

[CajunVic]

build it and they will come . . .

[LaCajunsFan]

Ok, I am doing some digging on this whole ‘when will the east side be funded’ question. Not sure if any of this has any value, but here is what I have found so far:

1. I found the Capital Outlay budget for the whole ULS, which spans 5 years, 2025-thru 2030. I have not found the one for 2024 yet, but based on what we’ve heard, there are some funds for the east side already?


https://www.ulsystem.edu/wp-content/...cilities-3.pdf


2. Our total amount for the 5 years is $1.2 billion, with a capital B. That far outstrips everyone else. LTU comes in a distant 2nd, w/‘only’ about 300 million. Most others fall in the $200-250 million range.

3. Looks like for 2025, we have it prioritized as #6, which is pretty high up there. Only the current new/renovation classroom projects rank higher.

4. Interesting to me is that we also have it listed as ‘C,’ for contouring, which means that we have already received funds for it???

5. As for the most important question…funding, the east side project is listed as Also, funding is listed as Funding GOB & SG, which I take as being Gov’t Bonds and Self-Generating…..but that part is beyond my level of knowledge, so maybe someone can explain what they mean and how that impacts the likeliness that it gets funded.

6. I am also including the school’s own project timeline. You’ll notice that here it confirms that start time is anticipated to begin 2025, specifically after the west side is done.

That’s all I have found so far, but will update more as I find things.

[RedTails]

Excellent digging

[LaCajunsFan]

Another tidbit I just picked up from the cap outlay budget is what will be called the Wharton Hall Complex, which will extend to McKinley street. It’s what is planned for the current OLOW space, once that moves across the street.

I have wondered how they plan to use that space, since it’s such a prime piece of real estate.

[BeauCajun]

Another tidbit I just picked up from the cap outlay budget is what will be called the Wharton Hall Complex, which will extend to McKinley street. It’s what is planned for the current OLOW space, once that moves across the street.

I have wondered how they plan to use that space, since it’s such a prime piece of real estate.

Nursing and Health Science will be out of Wharton soon. Will move to the Health Science Campus.

[LaCajunsFan]

Nursing and Health Science will be out of Wharton soon. Will move to the Health Science Campus.

Yeah, that’s right. And per the master plan, Wharton will change from housing Nursing to history/geography/philosophy

[LaCajunsFan]

In fact, here is a quick breakdown of buildings that will house different departments:

Broussard
physics->>>English

DeClouet
gen studies->>>computing center

Girard
education/pysch->>>education

Griffin
modern language/eg/hist/philosophy/humanities->>>
engin off/science/math/physics/geology

M Doucet
math->>>English

Stephens
computing center->>>liberal arts

Wharton
nursing->>>history/geography/philosophy

[LaCajunsFan]

In fact, here is a quick breakdown of buildings that will house different departments:

Broussard
physics->>>English

DeClouet
gen studies->>>computing center

Girard
education/pysch->>>education

Griffin
modern language/english/hist/philosophy/humanities->>>
engin off/science/math/physics/geology

M Doucet
math->>>English

Stephens
computing center->>>liberal arts

Wharton
nursing->>>history/geography/philosophy