Excited

[RedBug58]

I tell you what DaddyCajun, If the price is right, maybe several of us can get one together........But remember, I've got 5 daughters to get through Catholic school, UL, & then weddings........Redbug will be "in the red"!

[RaginFan2]

No specific number of sky boxes to be presold has been stated to me but I will find this out if there is a specific number. I will also find out the number that has been drawn up to be constructed and a going rate ...

DC,
Are there any architectural renderings or conceptual plans yet? It would really be helpful for us "common fans" to be able to visualize it if we could see how it is envisioned by the "powers-that-be"! lol (I'm sure they are probably not at that stage yet. Just thought it would be nice to see something whenever they can show us.)

Thanks for sharing!

[NewsCopy]

The meeting was set up by a prominate business man from Abbeville at Le Triomphe in Broussard. This meeting was organized to allow Gerald Hebert(one man) to meet with many(backers and would be backers) at the same time. Gerald presented a power-point presentation to a group of a few hundred movers and shakers from around the Acadiana area. There were many of noteable Cajun backers that were unable to make the meeting. But the word is out now as how to get involved and what is planned and what has been done.

-New Lourdes Park to break ground in June.(behind 1st base bleachers)
-New Scoccer/Track complex not yet complete but can compete on
-New Hotel in research park
-New Technology Building in research park
-New Legacy park Near Girard park complete
-New Sky Boxes planned for the student side, Will be presold prior to construction
-Gateways into Athletic complex to be constructed and sold as year round advertisements
-Gateways into CajunField two remaining to complete, One sold to State Farm (StateFarm to increase their contributions to UL to nearly $300,000/year)
-Weightroom about ready to be constructed waiting on a few more donations
-Indoor practice facility to be constructed November 2005
-New lights installed at baseball and softball fields
-New trophy and donar case as you walk into the Athletic building
-New sign on the left side of the entrance of the Athletic building has pictures of Jake, Brian Mitchell, Stephnanie Lotief, Bo Lamar, Hollis Conway, Brandon Stokley, Ana Petrokova, Kim Perott,etc all action shots and will be lighted soon
-Several New signs around campus/athletic
-New Wet area, training area, equipment, and laundry area complete

MANY MORE PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON, FUNDING NEEDED AND THOSE WAYS OF OBTAINING THE FUNDS WERE LAID OUT!

WE ARE TRYING TO PUT THE POWER POINT PRESENTATION IN A FOREMAT TO BE ABLE TO POST IT ON THIS SITE AND RAGINPAGIN!!

STAY TUNED,
DaddyCajun

Involvement both phyiscal and money wise is what WILL make these programs take off. The Longer Cajun backers wait to dig deep the longer WE wait to see what Louisiana really can do!!

[DaddyCajun]

Spoke with Gerald over the phone at the LOUISIANA vs SAM HOUSTON STATE baseball game about whether or not the meeting at Le Treomphe was sucessful or not! Geralds reply, "VERY SUCSESSFUL, VERY, MORE SO THAN I COULD HAVE IMAGINED!"

LOUISIANA THE GIANT NOT ONLY HAS A PULSE, BUT IS SITTING UP AND TAKING NOTICE!

DaddyCajun!


ps I will check to see if there are any drawings that can be posted here of the Sky Boxes!

[Tripple Threat]

When you say successful, how do you mean; monetarily or by attendance?

[DaddyCajun]

$ M $ O $ N $ E $ Y $ AND SUPPORT THRU TIME AND DONATIONS OF SERVICES AND MATERIALS!!


DaddyCajun!

[DaddyCajun]

More news in from Gerald! He asked me to post several bits of News!

Before I go there, Coach Lee wants you at the Meeting tonight @ the Basketball office, with Ideas for moving the Cajuns up to a Major player in the basketball world. Season ticket ideas, dressingroom improvements, recruiting dollars, tournaments, etc.

Maurice Barksdale is a Cajun!!!!!!!!!! As per Coach Lee!!


Gerald states that TWO gentlemen have agreed to buy the Hydro Therapy Room for $30,000.

The weightroom Phase II of the improvements, have had Designers for the building structural and electrical step up and donate their services!!

Others have been donating monies to the program in addition to being season ticket holders.

Houston Texans want to come this Summer but the wife of our beloved Alumn that is Co-Owner just pasted away. My families condolences go out to him and his families.

DaddyCajun!!

ps Canopies at the Tigue coming soon and Lourdes Park to break groud in the next several weeks! SwampGates to be built this summer and in June the parking and road ways in Cajun Athletic Complex to be resurfaced!!

[CajunRebel]

Did you say baseball canopies? Where will these canopies be located?

[DaddyCajun]

One Canopy is already done, it is on the 1st base cooking area. The next one is to be built on the 3rd base side in the box seat area. The other ones are being built in Our Lady of Lourdes Park starting in a few weeks! These canopies have been donated by Ideal Steel!!!

DaddyCajun!!

[locoguano]

About the ideas about cajun field.. skyboxes are a great idea if companies are going to buy/rent them.. additional seating is not a good idea.. there is no point in adding seats until they can be filled. I see the progressive approach, but we are averaging about 13k empty seats per game. Thats a lot of butts. A way to fill them (that will never happen) is to let alcohol in. Most D-1 schools allow alcohol at sporting events. I'm not a big drinker, but I would pay for a drink or two at a game.. thats about 4 bucks a beer, 2 or so beers per person, 8 dollars x say the 5000 or so that drink.. thats 40k per game in the schools coffers..

[cajun tom]

I say if they sell beer at Cajun games I think they should stop sales at the end of halftime.

[RedBug58]

Ya you right Bro! I could have used a beer many times, especially during the Baldwin error...............