The Building of Russo Park at Louisiana

[weareLOUISIANA]

Tear down the tennis facility......somebody posted how it can be moved closer to Bourgois Hall.....could this really be done???

I suggested that as an idea a while back. Relocate tennis facility across from Lamson at the old intramural fields. You have parking across Cajundome Blvd and on Coliseum drive. That would open up plenty of space for indoor cages and clubhouse on the 3rd base side.

[HelmutVII]

No work today. Raining pretty hard now and not stopping any time soon.

[Frenchie35]

I suggested that as an idea a while back. Relocate tennis facility across from Lamson at the old intramural fields. You have parking across Cajundome Blvd and on Coliseum drive. That would open up plenty of space for indoor cages and clubhouse on the 3rd base side.

Build it at the new intramural field between that building, whatever it is, and sorority houses. You have a lot of wasted space there. An all the parking you need for tennis.

[LaCajunsFan]

Thanks, that post was referring to the gray part below the windows. By the renderings, it looks like below the gray part is open. It just looks unfinished to me in the rendering.

Below the windows are a grey, metal portion. Below the grey metal portions are the now open spaces. If you look at the rendererings, these seem to be covered by graphic-covered screen/louvers.

[LaCajunsFan]

Build it at the new intramural field between that building, whatever it is, and sorority houses. You have a lot of wasted space there. An all the parking you need for tennis.

That's what I say. Or if that doesn't work, across from Bourgeois hall....although I like how that space has turned into a very nice little green space with a walking trail, etc., and the master plan leaves it way.
In any evet I think the only real solution to the space issue at Russo park is to relocate the tennis facilities. Once you do that it opens up the whole area.

[Cajun90]

That's what I say. Or if that doesn't work, across from Bourgeois hall....although I like how that space has turned into a very nice little green space with a walking trail, etc., and the master plan leaves it way.
In any evet I think the only real solution to the space issue at Russo park is to relocate the tennis facilities. Once you do that it opens up the whole area.

That does not fix it. Keep in mind once the cox building is gone and the plaza is in place you now have logistics issues getting back down the third base line. You also lack infrastructure (i.e. sewer, water, electrical). Move over to the first base line and you have easy parking access and are located much closer to existing infrastructure.

And no it will not go underneath the existing bleachers. At least that is the last I heard.

[HelmutVII]

Looks like they are completed with most of the exterior work on the outside of the stadium from the third base entrance to the first base entrance. They may have some caulking to do and other minor items but it looks like it's done. They still need to clean up and pick up on the ground do final grading and place the walks. I think in the next two weeks it should look pretty dog gone good.

[CajunAmos]

From lunch today.

[GeauxCajuns]

why are some of the arches completed covered in grey cladding and some only half way with open air underneath them?

[wcd35]

why are some of the arches completed covered in grey cladding and some only half way with open air underneath them?

The ones that are completely covered don't have an opening in the lower areas. They have bricks behind the whole gray cladding. Why it was designed like that, I'm not sure