UL Buys Turf . . . installs turf

[CajunRebel]

Why are they taking highway 90?

[Zeebart21]

I'm not calling you a goofball but that is the dumbest reason I can think of for only using only one forklift. "Again" Do we know any flat bed truckers? A lot of them have fork lifts forked into their bed. All the lumber yards have them. Is there no UL alum in the lumber business?

Daddy has had a hand in some major projects....a goofball he ain't!

One forklift is dumb??? Take it up with Gerald.

attitude, my man....attitude...

Z.

[biged05]

It's there, took off from the office a few min to see the trucks roll in. They all made it. They're parked for now, not unloading yet. I plan to pass back by on my way home.

[JMV JustMyView]

If you use a flat bed truck you could get caught in some rain. You never know what the weather will do in south Louisiana. Did any get off loaded yet? Any ppictures?

[DaddyCajun]

They took hwy 90 to bybass the BR traffic and the Scales(time only)!!


Ended up using 11 Eighteen Wheelers!!!


DaddyCajun!!

[NewsCopy]

Cajuns get 'super' discount on turf from 'Dome. University takes first step for new indoor practice facility.

Concrete evidence - 11 tractor trailer rigs of it - rolled into Lafayette on Wednesday to remind athletes and fans that Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun athletic teams will soon have an indoor practice facility.

The caravan of rigs, furnished by Ace Transportation Inc. of Lafayette, carried roll after roll of field turf that will be used for the playing field inside the new facility.

That turf, which was purchased from the Louisiana Superdome for $30,000, will be stored in a barn behind Blackham Coliseum until the facility is near completion.

"The Superdome had a three-year agreement with the company that makes the turf," said Gerald Hebert, UL's Athletic Development coordinator. "When that agreement was up, they wanted to sell it and we had the money.

"Tulane backed out of buying it, and the City of New Orleans couldn't come up with the money, which for them would have included around $200,000 in installation. Normally, the turf sells for over $400,000.

"All I care about is that we got it right away. We wanted a bird in hand. There was another turf that's going to be available next year, but we didn't want to wait. It's exactly what we're in the market for. It's the best we could get."

Hebert and UL began negotiations with the Superdome when they found out the turf would be available, and the deal was closed with new Superdome Director Glen Menard, a UL graduate.

Ground will be broken for the new practice facility in November, immediately after the Cajuns conclude their 2005 football season, with approximately six months needed to complete the project.

Bids go out in August for the facility with $3.6 million currently budgeted for its construction.

"It depends on how the bids come in," Hebert said. "We'll decide then what to add and subtract."

The rest of the story

Bruce Brown
bbrown@theadvertiser.com

[ChanceEncounter]

"The Superdome had a three-year agreement with the company that makes the turf," said Gerald Hebert, UL's Athletic Development coordinator. "When that agreement was up, they wanted to sell it and we had the money.

I had read the turf was one year old, not three years old. What gives?

[DaddyCajun]

Gerald said the Turf company had gone out of business, another Turf is being purchased by the Saints to be able to have it serviced by the company they purchase it from.


I asked Gerald yesterday about the little rubber pieces that are laid in the turf. Gerald said once the Turf is laid down in the LOUISIANA PRACTICE FACILITY a company will bring more of the rubber pieces(many remain in the Turf now) apply it to the Turf and a machine will spread it out evenly across the 120 yard Turf!!!

Again the Basketball practice area is back on the plans to be apart of the facility, this will help the current team as well as help with recruiting!!!!!!

DaddyCajun!!

[Jason]

The turf was only used for one year if im not mistaken...

[cajun1300]

If was installed 3 years ago, but only in use for 1 year.