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OLOL is planning a $100M sports medicine institute next to LSU’s proposed arena
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:15 am
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:15 am
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Our Lady of the Lake plans to build a $100 million sports medicine institute on LSU’s campus—but only if LSU’s proposed $428 million arena project comes to fruition.
That’s according to E.J. Kuiper, president and CEO of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, who tells Daily Report that the facility will be a “one-stop shop” for athletes of all stripes, offering athletic training, imaging, orthopedics, physical therapy, education and research opportunities for LSU students and faculty and more.
Kuiper says the proposed facility is in part a response to a common frustration in the local athletic community.
“We’ve heard quite a bit in the community that while all of these services are available, it’s kind of fragmented,” Kuiper says. “You have to go to three or four different places to seek these services. This will really be a center of excellence, a destination point and a one-stop shop. You’ll be able to get all of that help at the sports medicine institute.”
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The project, however, is contingent on LSU moving forward with its arena plans. The facility would be built adjacent to LSU’s arena on the LSU Golf Course site.
“We believe LSU’s campus is the ideal location for it,” Kuiper says. “You could theoretically put it somewhere else in town, but you’d lose some of the symbiotic nature of the building because you have Tiger Stadium there, you’re going to have the new arena there, you have all of these sports facilities there. We believe it’s the optimal geographic location.”
As for financing, Kuiper says his organization will shoulder much of the cost but does expect some help on the fundraising side.
“We’ll fund a substantial portion of it,” he says, “but I know the LSU Foundation is looking at fundraising opportunities. … I believe this one will be a relatively easy one to raise funds for because it’s so exciting.”
According to Kuiper, the plan is to time construction so the facility opens alongside LSU’s arena in the fall of 2029. It’s worth noting that OLOL is also in talks to pay up to $50 million for 10-year naming rights to the arena.
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Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:16 am to GeorgeReymond
Moscona has known ab this for months I bet
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:18 am to GeorgeReymond
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LSU Golf Course site.
RIP to a once great crappy golf course
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:19 am to Dire Wolf
They’ve been talking about closing that shitty golf course for ages… just do it already
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:21 am to GeorgeReymond
Now bulldoze the section 8 on the other side of Tiger Land and that area of town will have a revival!
I am jealous of future LSU students that can party at Fred's then walk a block to basketball games.
I am jealous of future LSU students that can party at Fred's then walk a block to basketball games.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:23 am to PenguinPubes
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They’ve been talking about closing that shitty golf course for ages… just do it already
loved playing it during my time at LSU. It is a shame students won't have it but it was in much better shape back then
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:23 am to GeorgeReymond
This is a great way to provide additional resources to the sports performance guys on staff, S&C coaches, trainers, etc. Could help with sport specific things like the pitching lab as well.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:25 am to GeorgeReymond
This is actually great news.
Not sure if this means they will purchase and bulldoze all the S8 housing behind Fred’s but it needs to be done ASAP.
That area has so much potential and a new arena and a medical facility is leaps and bounds better for BTR than what we have now
Not sure if this means they will purchase and bulldoze all the S8 housing behind Fred’s but it needs to be done ASAP.
That area has so much potential and a new arena and a medical facility is leaps and bounds better for BTR than what we have now
Posted on 9/23/25 at 9:25 am to GeorgeReymond
If all that happens it will be time for some Imminent Domain and open some roads up.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:18 am to GeorgeReymond
Future LSU School of Chiropractic?
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:20 am to GeorgeReymond
Wasn't LSU planning to turn the golf course into lakes and walking paths? What happened to that plan?
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:20 am to ProjectP2294
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This is a great way to provide additional resources to the sports performance guys on staff, S&C coaches, trainers, etc.
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Could help with sport specific things like the pitching lab as well.
not a ton more they can fit tech wise into the pitching lab other than the new intended zone tech but it could really help on the research side and AI learning on top of what they already have integrated with the newt force. also would give them room to add a proteus or get the school to spring for one in the strength facility which would certainly help and also some voltra 1's to help with testing.
I owuld love to see this though just from a research standpoint. Would love for LSU to build upon what pennington is already doing and for LSU to become top 5 school for Research when it comes strength and performance.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 10:40 am to lsu777
Resources doesn't just mean more tech to be put in the actual lab itself.
Posted on 9/23/25 at 11:46 am to GeorgeReymond
Anybody know when they are going to vote on the new arena?
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:33 pm to GeorgeReymond
Terrible.
Make it a destination with bars / hotels / retail
Whatever
Make it a destination with bars / hotels / retail
Whatever
Posted on 9/23/25 at 12:36 pm to LSU Patrick
The golf course backs up to Brightside farm, they could easily do both with all the land.
This post was edited on 9/23/25 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 9/23/25 at 2:51 pm to GeorgeReymond
It'll never be ready in time
Posted on 9/23/25 at 4:13 pm to ProjectP2294
Better docs too, players agents utilize this as a recruiting tool
Posted on 9/23/25 at 4:18 pm to GeorgeReymond
Hopefully they can break ground on this arena soon so we can finally decide to restart the basketball program.
Posted on 9/24/25 at 4:38 pm to GeorgeReymond
Wouldn’t this create some pissed-off MD’s, Physical Therapy & other medical providers of student-athletes?
They might consider dropping their NIL money if their patient pipeline gets cut-off?
They might consider dropping their NIL money if their patient pipeline gets cut-off?
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