re: LSU Union Renovation

west laville is in process of being renovated. east laville is still a shite hole and I don't know if there are any plans in the works to renovate in the near future.

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The library needs to be completely knocked down to start with

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do people still use libraries?

I think this is going on the 3rd maybe 4th football seaosn they've been working on that thing... Im not a constructuion person but geeees that sure seems like a long fuking time.

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it will never be ready in time

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actually true, completion date has already been pushed back several times ... im thinking it might be done by the time my kids are old enough to come here, maybe

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do people still use libraries?

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according to my sports marketing prof, they are a pretty good asset in research paper

in all seriousness, i've had to several times, middleton sucks facility wise but this campus is way behind in its renovations in a lot of facets

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library>bandhall

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I'd say fix the bandhall first, simply because it's easier to do it.

Middleton would have to be a huge renovation. They'd probably have to move it out of the Quad altogether to do it right. Unless they went up a few stories, which would fit in with the scale of the other buildings.

When are these renovations going to be done?

The Daily Reveille - May 3, 2009

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Though considerable progress has been made in the Student Union construction, officials still don’t expect the project to be fully completed until March 2011. The original March 2010 construction deadline has been delayed multiple times.

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Keep on pushing back!


I think the band hall is a needed idea, and the funding was matched by the state and came largely from TAF and people wanting it to go to the band only.

I would like to see Kirby Smith gutted and turned into suite-style dorms (this is what EVERY school is building now). The Laville's need it and will get it. In reality, ALL the dorms need to be improved. I'd love to have them all gutted and re-done or simply torn down.

Tiger Stadium needs to be fixed up, no doubt.

Other campus landmarks -- think the greek theater and Huey P Long -- all need repairs.

Not to mention academic buildings -- it'd be cheaper to re-build Atkinson Hall but it's on the historic registry or something. Look at Lockett - it's a hole that need a lot of help.

Budget cuts may affect deferred maintenance

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The University has a backlog of deferred maintenance projects totaling $220 million — an amount likely to balloon even higher with the impending budget cuts for next year. The $220 million total only includes deferred maintenance for academic buildings, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, the Paul M. Hebert Law Center and the LSU Laboratory School. Buildings that generate their own revenue like the residence halls, Tiger Stadium and the Student Union have separate deferred maintenance lists.

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in all seriousness, i've had to several times, middleton sucks facility wise but this campus is way behind in its renovations in a lot of facets

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the reason is because most years there is no money given to LSU in the capital outlay bill. $0 for new stuff, 0$ for current maintenance. the money to fix a leaky roof or broken water main or busted tile all comes out of the operating budget, which then cuts the academic mission.

so then it is either wait until the state can sell bonds for your projects (again, not often for LSU except for emergencies) or get the revenue yourself (band hall) or get the students to pay (union theater).

ETA: the band hall is actually TAF funds with $5mil matched by the state.

In all seriousness, what is the point of the library these days? Wouldn't it be more prudent to move to digital resources, that don't require all the space for books? With everything moving online, what can be done at the library that can't be done online (at least in the future)?