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Park Theater Trust says it is nearing $15 million goal, aims for early 2027 reopening
Summary
Kathy Bowles, president of the Park Theater Trust, told the Lafayette City Council the nonprofit has purchased the Park Theater and is closing in on a $15,000,000 fundraising goal to renovate the 1941 downtown cinema into a two-screen venue with community space and a rooftop terrace, targeting an early 2027 reopening.
Kathy Bowles, president of the Park Theater Trust, told the Lafayette City Council that the nonprofit is ‘‘closing in on our goal of raising $15,000,000 to renovate this historic community cinema that has been dark for all these years,’’ and that the project is targeting an early 2027 reopening.
Bowles said the Park Theater, built in 1941, was purchased by the all‑volunteer Park Theater Trust in 2021 with support from the city and community donors. The renovation plan would convert the single‑screen house into a two‑theater venue (about 160–165 seats in the larger house and roughly…
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