Southeastern Louisiana University unveiled plans for new state-of-the-art facilities that will elevate both academics and athletics at the University.
The facilities improvements will encompass over 50,000 square feet and are made possible through a combination of public and private funds.
The multi-phase, multi-year project will begin with an update and enhancement for the home of Lion Baseball – Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, where a new entrance way, ticket booth and additional concessions area will be constructed for the upcoming baseball season. In addition, along the left-field line, a newly constructed baseball fieldhouse facility will include locker rooms, offices, meeting and storage space, as well as improved athletic training facilities. This new home for Southeastern Baseball is expected to be completed in late 2023.
In conjunction with private funds made available through the Lion Athletic Association and Southeastern Foundation, Southeastern was approved for a capital outlay project during the 2022 Legislative Session that will provide significant renovations and enhancements for the academic athletic training program as well as intercollegiate athletics.
The new and upgraded facilities will serve as home for the University’s Master of Science Program in Athletic Training along with Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletics. In addition to classrooms and laboratory facilities for the Athletic Training program, expanded space for sports medicine, new locker rooms and offices for Southeastern football and soccer programs will be part of the project. Southeastern is one of only three universities in the state of Louisiana that offers the degree in athletic training.
The athletic training and intercollegiate athletics facilities project is currently in design, with construction anticipated to begin in early 2024 and completion expected by the fall of 2025.
