Campus Construction

[LaCajunsFan]

Well, I was lucky enough to speak to Bill Christ about the plans for the new green space that is going up where Guillory Hall was located. I appreciate him taking a few minutes out of his busy day to talk to me about this......
Here are few of the highlights i laws told:
1) The name of it is "Cypress Lake Plaza," and it will go up pretty quickly; it should be finished in ~3 months.
2) They are leaving the Guillory Hall deck in tact (like we were told) and will be incorporating and expanding the remnants of the building itself into a stage.
3) The stage will have a built in podium, facing Boucher. There will also be trellises on it, like they have in front of the new U.
4) Right below the stadium will be a circular plaza, very much like in the quad, with a FDL built into the floor, and seating around it.
5) The green space will actually be an amphitheater, with berms around it facing the stage/lake. We can assume that adequate drainage is planned for, lol.
6) Just today they got approval from the state agency to build a pier......not a bridge, a pier......across the lake. It will go about half way, but is not part of this phase.

He also shared some renderings with me.

First up, the site plan:

[LaCajunsFan]

Looking towards the lake: notice the steps leading up to the amphitheater and the signage for the plaza.

[LaCajunsFan]

Looking towards the Rose Garden: notice the podium, amphitheater, etc.

[cajun_lannister]

Looking towards the Rose Garden: notice the podium, amphitheater, etc.

Looks a lot better than the old parking and transit building

[LaCajunsFan]

Looks a lot better than the old parking and transit building

I'm wondering if they're going to take down the pine trees.

[Big Buds]

I'm wondering if they're going to take down the pine trees.

I always thought pine trees were an eyesore...I would be ok with replacing them with oaks & magnolias.

[BeauCajun]

I always thought pine trees were an eyesore...I would be ok with replacing them with oaks & magnolias.

Agree. They belong on the campus of those northern technical schools.

[LaCajunsFan]

Agree. They belong on the campus of those northern technical schools.

I couldnot agree more.......Acadiana = magnolia, cypress, oak, pecan.....but not pine.

[Bankruptcyman]

I couldnot agree more.......Acadiana = magnolia, cypress, oak, pecan.....but not pine.

Unless the pines are around a baseball field.

[Big Buds]

Unless the pines are around a baseball field.

No doubt...Oaks would be cool like softball but in the case for baseball it works.