After consideration, LSU has decided to re-evaluate some of the changes for the gameday parking plan for the 2011 football season.
Adam Smith, parking manager for the Athletics Department, says the changes for 2011 were made to clean up procedures — such as overnight parking — and to make parking rules easier to understand.
However, Smith also said the 2011 plan is not necessarily how future parking plans will look. He said there are no future plans outlined yet.
Trailer parking will remain free, instead of a $50 fee to park. The only areas that will have that fee are the “game-to-game” areas around Highland Road and Tower Drive, which will have a $40 fee for vehicles and a $50 fee for trailers.
Parking trailers overnight will require an Overnight Decal, which can be bought at the Alex Box ticket office, the LSU Visitor Center and the LSU Public Safety Building.
The decals can be bought from noon on Friday before gameday until 4 a.m. Saturday.
Overnight Decals will only be valid for parking until 4 a.m. Also, vehicles and trailers may not leave and re-enter restricted areas after 4 a.m.
LSU has also decided to keep free parking in the Hayfield, Old Nine and Levee lots, instead of charging $20 a game.
Smith said the reasons for the change were twofold. He said the money that would have been received would have gone towards cleaning up after the games — money that was determined to be unnecessary.
He said the second reason was traffic. Making the areas east of the stadium paid parking would cause more traffic for the already clogged area, he said.
Starting this season, a new area west of Highland Road will be available for gameday parking with a $40 fee for vehicles and a $50 fee for trailers.
Smith said season ticket holders will also be allowed to park in the grassy area surrounded by lot O, which is on Nicholson Avenue and West Chimes Street, which used to be a free parking area. Permits for this lot will only be sold as season parking permits, and will be distributed to members of the season parking waitlist in the next couple of weeks, he said.
Full information on the parking plan for the 2011 season can be found on lsusports.net/parking.
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