On the fourth floor of the LSU Library, bookshelves are covered in plastic tarps, and purple garbage cans collect water from the leaking roof. Built in 1958, the library is
LSU officials began a 16-month long renovation project for the Huey P. Long Field House this year, aimed to be completed in 2022.
Assistant Vice President for Planning, Design and Construction Roger Husser said the buildingâs age and lack of consistent renovations throughout its history make these renovations all the more necessary.
âThe original building was built in the 1920s and the building has never undergone a full and complete renovation,â Husser said. This project is to completely renovate the building from inside and out, top to bottom, a full scale renovation of the historic building.âÂ
Husser said it is a $25 million project funded by the state legislature and private funds.
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