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Lafayette legend Red Lerille has died.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:39 pm
He was 88. I will say he was active until his last days. RIP
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Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:41 pm to CHAZILLA
Legend. Big loss.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:43 pm to CHAZILLA
You aint a mover and shaker in Laffy unless you are seen regularly at Red’s
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:44 pm to Cosmo
Man I loved that place back when. Great place to get your swole on. RIP Red.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:45 pm to CHAZILLA
RIP to a friend
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:48 pm to CHAZILLA
I have friends that have worked out there for 25 years, they admired him. RIP.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:50 pm to CHAZILLA
Great great man
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:50 pm to CHAZILLA
Very sad to hear. When I went to sign up for a membership about 9 years ago, Red himself took me on a tour of the entire facility. Just me, like I was the most important thing he had going on that day.
That shows what a amazing businessman he was and why he was so successful. I still remember seeing him driving a Lamborghini when I was a kid back in the 80's and wanting to be that successful when I grew up.
That shows what a amazing businessman he was and why he was so successful. I still remember seeing him driving a Lamborghini when I was a kid back in the 80's and wanting to be that successful when I grew up.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 3:57 pm to CHAZILLA
good man, terrible pilot, but good man
ETA: ex-FIL, RIP, used to be the CoB for LBA, he said they granted his first loan to start his business
ETA: ex-FIL, RIP, used to be the CoB for LBA, he said they granted his first loan to start his business
This post was edited on 3/14/25 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:01 pm to CHAZILLA
He seemed immortal.
This post was edited on 3/14/25 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:05 pm to CHAZILLA
I spent much of my childhood there in the 80s/90s and would see Red at front desk as recently as about a year ago.
When my father passed away about a decade ago, one of his long time staff asked to leave for about an hour to stop by the wake. Red decided to go with them.
I remember telling him I played a lot of solo racquetball there before they added basketball. He seemed sad that racquetball had fallen off in popularity.
When my father passed away about a decade ago, one of his long time staff asked to leave for about an hour to stop by the wake. Red decided to go with them.
I remember telling him I played a lot of solo racquetball there before they added basketball. He seemed sad that racquetball had fallen off in popularity.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:06 pm to CHAZILLA
RIP. He was at the front desk almost every day helping scan folks in even until his final years.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:06 pm to litenin
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racquetball had fallen off in popularity.
about the same time they found out who shot J.R.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:07 pm to Boondock Saint
Similar story, my now wife went to sign up years back and no one was available so Red himself handled all her sign up paperwork and everything. Red recognized her last name and started telling her about this guy he wrestled in high school in New Orleans who they also called Red, they called him "the other Red", it was her grandfather and he chatted about it like it was just the week before.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:08 pm to Boondock Saint
I also recall him riding a very tall unicycle in the parking lot during 80s/90s.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:16 pm to CHAZILLA
Years ago, Red let a friend of mine work out at Red's for free for a few months while he was training up to go to USMC OCS. Class act.
Also remember that white Lamborghini he had in the 80s.
Also remember that white Lamborghini he had in the 80s.
This post was edited on 3/14/25 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:26 pm to 92Tiger
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Also remember that white Lamborghini he had in the 80
I havent lived here long enough to remember that, but I do know that beautiful Corvette was parked in that first spot every morning at 4 am. Hell of a man, he will definitely be missed. They'll have to the use the Cajun Dome to fit everyone that will come and pay their respects.
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:48 pm to Cosmo
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You aint a mover and shaker in Laffy unless you are seen regularly at Red’s
Was workin' out this am, bench pressing #225 4 sets of ten this am, started out at Red's back in the early '90's...
Posted on 3/14/25 at 4:52 pm to CHAZILLA
Man all of these stories. If you were a member there you know they’re all true. He was a real one. It’s still to this day the best gym/health club I’ve ever been to. It’s easily the best in Louisiana.
He will be missed but his legacy will carry on as he built a true empire in Lafayette. It’s honestly one of the best things about living in Lafayette. People that don’t know just assume “gym” like planet fitness. This place is a community center for Lafayette.
He will be missed but his legacy will carry on as he built a true empire in Lafayette. It’s honestly one of the best things about living in Lafayette. People that don’t know just assume “gym” like planet fitness. This place is a community center for Lafayette.
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