The days of plastic flasks and zip-lock bags full of contraband alcohol hidden under clothes and disguised in purses may be over for students attending any of the four Saints games scheduled to be played in Tiger Stadium.
LSU concessions officials said that while the University has not made a decision, concessions has begun to prepare facilities and employees to sell alcohol during Saints games. Additional machinery is being added to the concession stands to allow them to operate for two games a weekend.
Mark Kraner, director of Contracted Auxiliary Services, and David Heidke, director of LSU dining, said changes to the concessions stands are being made to allow the selling of alcohol.
“We will be prepared and licensed and have appropriately licensed and trained staff,” Heidke said. “We will be ready if in fact the decision is made.”
Heidke said equipment from other facilities, such as Alex Box Stadium, is being moved to Tiger Stadium to prepare for hosting two football games in one weekend.
“In nine days we’ll have four football games in Tiger Stadium,” Heidke said.
Concessions is moving ice machines and coolers to Tiger Stadium to hold more food and possibly alcohol.
In years past, the stadium was cleaned on Sunday mornings by student organizations. This year the stadium will need to be cleaned early Sunday before the Saints games.
Heidke said the process of closing the concessions after an LSU game takes until 2 or 3 a.m., and now they are going to have to clean and restock for another game the next day.
Heidke said students and student organizations will have more opportunities to earn money by working in concession stands.
Student organizations who work the concession stands earn 12 percent of the profits made at that stand.
Heidke said most of the organizations that work the concession stands are church groups. Since Saints games are on Sundays, more opportunities will be available for student organizations.
Heidke said LSU concessions will also hire students to work the concessions stands an extra day.
Kraner and Heidke said they do not foresee any problems accessing supplies. Following the storm, there were some problems but because the University has access to suppliers around the country, they have been resolved.
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