The LSU Board of Supervisors will be presented with the Tiger Marching Band Hall schematic design at today’s meeting, and approval of the design will decide the building’s exterior appearance.The hall is 19,500 square feet, including an indoor rehearsal room, musical instrument storage, uniform storage, dressing rooms and practice fields on the northeast side of campus.The new facility will house 325 band members and replace the facility adjacent to the Music and Dramatic Arts Building, which has housed the band since 1959.The total cost is $10 million with $5 million in self-generated funds from the University.The project was approved Dec. 11 by the Facility Design and Development Committee.Today’s meeting could also be one of the final Board meetings for Rod West without an NFL title before his name.West, a former chairman, is one of eight finalists to replace the late Gene Upshaw as executive director of the NFL Players Association.West, who is also president and CEO of Entergy Corporation in New Orleans, said he has no plans to leave Entergy. West has not said if he will continue to serve on the Board if he is selected for the NFL job.”I did not actively seek this position,” West said in a written statement. “I am very happy at Entergy with no plans other than to continue to provide the leadership needed in New Orleans. I am flattered, and it is an honor to have my name mentioned as a prospective candidate to carry on the work of the NFLPA.”
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