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Regents approve Act 959 request for Grambling indoor practice facility and endorse capital outlay recommendations; launch statewide facilities condition survey
Summary
The Board of Regents approved Grambling State University's Act 959 request for a 36,505‑square‑foot indoor practice facility (estimated at $6.7 million) and adopted its FY26–27 capital outlay recommendation while moving forward on a statewide facilities condition assessment contract.
Chris Herring, Associate Commissioner for Facilities Planning and Emergency Management, asked the board to approve a project under Act 959 to construct a covered indoor practice facility on the campus of Grambling State University. Herring described the requested structure as “a 36,505 square foot facility” with an estimated cost of “approximately $6,700,000,” and recommended approval contingent on University of Louisiana System action.
The board approved the Act 959 request by voice vote.
Herring then presented the Board of Regents’ annual FY26–27 capital outlay recommendation, which compiled 153 projects submitted by institutions and…
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