re: New soccer club in BR

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The Gulf South Texans feel there is a need for additional clarification about the use of fields in the Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish area. This applies not only to soccer clubs, but all youth sports organizations.

Many, if not most, youth soccer organizations use private land for practices and games. Although it is not common in Louisiana, it is extremely common around the United States. When it is stated that new clubs do not have fields to use, that information is inaccurate. It is usually less expensive to use government-owned properties, but is not at all necessary for youth sports organizations to use public land.

The Gulf South Texans will use a combination of private and public grounds for soccer fields. These will be used for both practices and games. The more established we become, the more we will rely on private land to build a complex for our members.

BREC has stated that the Gulf South Texans can use BREC's public, taxpayer funded fields for practices. They have let the club know that we cannot use the public parks for games. Our club is officially looking into why we would not be allowed to use BREC parks for games.

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