Cajundome to seek help

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 UL - The Cajundome is preparing to ask the Lafayette City-Parish Council for up to $250,000 to carry the arena through lean economic times.

"It will be the first time in the Cajundome's 23-year history that something like this has happened," Cajundome Director Greg Davis said Monday.

Lafayette and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette operate the Cajundome under a joint agreement. The city already offers an annual subsidy of up to $500,000 for the facility's roughly $5 million annual budget.

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By RICHARD BURGESS
Advocate Acadiana bureau

[4LSU]

_"...rising insurance and food costs..."
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I'm not sure where/when the rising food cost come into play, but a bottle of water was $4 at the Top 28. You can go to Sam's and get the same thing for under a $1.

During my visits to the Top 28, I was wishing the city would provide me with some additional money to offset my rising cost for attending the event.

[Hammer58]

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If Greg Davis thinks he needs money now just wait until the revenue shortfalls next basketball season when there is no one in the Dome buying tickets or concessions.

[anhil8tor]

Greg Davis' time has come and gone. Lets get some new blood in the cajundome as well!

[CajunCanaille]

Cajundome to seek help? God knows they won't get it from the basketball team! Let our roller hockey team play their. They may raise more money!!!

[derf]

Shut it down...let's go back to the Blackham. The Dome is a useless facility anyway.

[MetryCajun]

_ Shut it down...let's go back to the Blackham. The Dome is a useless facility anyway. _

Oh boy. Uniform thread anyone?