re: Lafayette legend Red Lerille has died.

He would let WWE wrestlers work out for free when they had shows at CajunDome. Vince McMahon was a regular.

I have a family member who worked at LBA and helped with his commercial banking. Red was truly a great guy. I've never heard anyone say anything negative about him.

Ive never lived in Lafayette and ive never set foot in his facility- but even i was aware of Red’s gym…. all the way back to attending LSU in the 1990s i can remember Lafayette people talking about that place… Sounds like he had a hell of a legacy .

Daughter was a lifeguard for Reds in HS. Duties included cleaning rest rooms. Red himself did the first day orientation and scrubbed all toilets. When finished he kissed the toilets as an example of how clean he expected the toilets to be. That demonstration was better than any words he could have said.

Red’s personal involvement and willingness to lead by example is what has made the club so special

The R Kelly incident was a melee and all stemmed from the fact that MD was abusing RK and he simply could not take getting owned by a white boy

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This place is a community center for Lafayette.

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You're absolutely right about that. I am hard pressed to think of another individual person I know personally that has had a positive impact on more people than Red. He was an amazing person and Red's is a Lafayette institution. I remember going as a kid when they only had three indoor tennis courts and two racquetball courts. I spent a good chunk of my childhood there and have wonderful memories of that place. RIP Red.

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Edit: on a different note, it was before my time there but Ive heard alot of stories about the R Kelly incident in the mid 90's

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I was a long time member in the 2000’s and later. I’ve somehow never heard of this. Any details to share?

Red cheated death a couple of times in that plane until they took away his license a couple years ago.

RIP to a pillar of Lafayette

Lived in Laf in the early-mid 90’s. Best time for me to get workouts in was early morning, 4:00am. Red was always the one to open the club in the morning. Typically rode his bicycle there. Always treated you like you were the only person in the club at that time. He will be sorely missed.

Red was everything we should all aspire to be: kind, generous, and humble. He had a work ethic that every business owner should have - he wasn’t too good for any chore; he just did what had to be done. He instilled the same in his children. A great man who will be truly missed.

I have a friend who was in that basketball game w that gangsta POS Kelly. His bodyguards beat up everyone and this person specifically. He was hospitalized several days.

He sued Kelly and the entourage and made bank.

Shaq goes to Red’s routinely.

Everyone who says there is a health club in every big city that matches Red’s is wrong.

Full service restaurant with very good food open from da n through lunch… legit bar with Cougars, milfs, and thots (w/ fresh spicy popcorn), overlooking the tennis courts… multiple pools (Olympic lap, leisure, kiddie, lazy river, 3 story high water slides)… cool plunge…. Saunas, hot tubs, steam rooms… indoor tennis courts, raqutball, pickle, outdoor tennis (24+?)… outdoor track, indoor track… boxing, aerobics rooms, yoga rooms, acre or 2 of weights, private women’s weights… lots more.