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re: Coming soon to Cortana Mall (BR) - a soccer stadium?

Posted on 2/12/18 at 12:26 pm to
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
69580 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 12:26 pm to
True. Yeah.
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
17356 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 12:28 pm to


Indoor laser tag.....


Or level it and built a kick arse new zoo.
Posted by tom
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
8824 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 12:51 pm to
Bring back the Kingfish!
Posted by RedPop4
Santiago de Compostela
Member since Jan 2005
15342 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 2:16 pm to
To do that would entail the principals who comprise the LHSAA to have a thimble full of common sense.
Posted by EST
Investigating
Member since Oct 2003
18291 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 2:38 pm to
Rundown fields would look much better than a rundown mall. I vote for the soccer field.
Posted by RadThibodeaux
Houston, TX
Member since May 2015
723 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 2:44 pm to
If you’re going to copy anything from Houston, turn it into a BR version of Harwin. Harwin dr is basically in a shite area, too.
Posted by Supermoto Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2010
10977 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 3:15 pm to
RA’d move to soccer board.
Posted by Barbellthor
Columbia
Member since Aug 2015
11584 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 3:25 pm to
Make it a rugby pitch, and I'm in. We need local feeder teams for the Eagles. At least combo it.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
36598 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 3:44 pm to
Does BR have an indoor soccer field currently?

Also, does this proposition entail leveling the mall and all the outparcels, or does it make use of them in this idea?
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
33146 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 3:45 pm to
quote:

Does BR have an indoor soccer field currently?



I don't even think they have a soccer field with decent bleachers.
Posted by mofungoo
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2012
4583 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 4:15 pm to
A stadium right next to a Walmart???
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 4:24 pm to
quote:

Like someone else said - this guy is trying to dump his property. Preferably to an entity that will have financial backing from the local govt because if/when it fails, it'll just be an "oh well" moment.


It would be a great location for another BREC-type field complex. 15+ youth fields, some softball/baseball diamonds, and a central stadium/amphitheater for HS games/regional events.
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
38239 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 4:34 pm to
i'm not in favor of tax dollars being spent on this, but it would be easier to stomach if it was some sort of athletic facility soccer/roundball/softball.
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
33146 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 5:19 pm to
Maybe they can build that, then knock down/replace the old Memorial stadium.

ETA: is either the Cortana site or Memoral site an appropriate place for a zoo?
This post was edited on 2/12/18 at 5:21 pm
Posted by Houma Sapien
up the bayou
Member since Jul 2013
1688 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 5:24 pm to
quote:

soccer stadium


But, the gay bars are in NOLA.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78699 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 5:27 pm to
There isn’t a sizable Latino population in BR to sustain a soccer team? I think there absolutely is.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18921 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 6:13 pm to
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Cortana is in a Bad area that no one will go to and there is no planned use for the facility.


Cortana is not in a bad area of town. It’s just a classic example of urban decay. It’s a stones throw from Goodwood, Tara, and Broadmoor neighborhoods. Very easy access for mid city neighborhoods and Sherwood Forrest as well.

That area actually has great potential if the right types of businesses are brought in.

In fact, a furban development around the stadium (think Perkins Rowe) would add a lot of amenities. It could have a similar setup to the area around the FC Dallas stadium in Frisco.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
71200 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 8:42 pm to
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ETA: is either the Cortana site or Memoral site an appropriate place for a zoo?


Cortana has plenty of room if they level the entire mall, but Memorial does not. The issue with converting Cortana into a zoo is the tear down cost and that there would be zero trees for the first 20 years.

That makes it significantly cheaper for BREC to build on land they already own for a zoo.
This post was edited on 2/12/18 at 8:44 pm
Posted by longtooth
Member since Jun 2013
533 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:27 pm to
quote:

The issue with converting Cortana into a zoo is the tear down cost and that there would be zero trees for the first 20 years. That makes it significantly cheaper for BREC to build on land they already own for a zoo.


How significant? If it’s worth spending $150 million then going the extra mile and putting it in a place that actually is a great location makes sense.

The proposed location is shite. They are settling for less and I would rather they fix the current zoo than move it too a terrible location that caters to another parish.

There are actually lots of trees on the property. If they preserve those and work them into the design it’s more than the Airline location has.
This post was edited on 2/12/18 at 9:31 pm
Posted by Methuselah
On da Riva
Member since Jan 2005
23350 posts
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:50 pm to
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Between the zoo and this, two horrible ideas

Might as well combine them and have only one horrible idea then.

Cortana Mall as the new indoor zoo. Only question would be what exhibits would go in what stores? Elephants in Service Merchandise? Lions in JC Penny? Something small in the old game room?
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