Just under 30 acres of land in Mandeville that the Al Copeland family donated to the LSU Health Foundation will be the site of a $150 million mixed used development aimed at retirees.
The LSU Health Foundation called the project one of the largest for the Northshore in decades and said it will bring training opportunities and jobs.
The land adjacent to Mariners Village is valued at more than $7 million, making the donation the largest the LSU Health Foundation has ever received.
More than $20 million from land lease revenue will be dedicated to cancer research funding over next 40 years. Al Copeland Sr. died in 2008 of a rare form of cancer.
Restaurants, a marina, a hotel and apartments for active adults are all part of the master plan for the project.
The development will also include health care provided by LSU Health Sciences Center and its students.
