A popular on-campus fast-food chain recently closed its doors to make way for the University’s big plans for renovation.
Domino’s Pizza, formerly located in the Laville Food Emporium, closed at the end of last semester.
The University closed the restaurant, a favorite among students, after about one year of discussions regarding a space to move it, said David Heidke, director of LSU Dining.
Although Domino’s no longer has an on-campus location, students can order pizza and have it delivered on-campus using their Tiger Cash accounts as payment — what many students did prior to the move, Heidke said.
The phone number originally designated for the Laville Domino’s now forwards to the store’s Tigerland location.
The closing of Domino’s comes as part of LSU Dining coordinating with the University’s Master Plan to renovate and relocate buildings on campus.
Highland Cafeteria, which is currently located next to Evangeline Hall, eventually will move to a new location in the Laville Food Emporium.
“The Laville facility, which includes the emporium, Domino’s and LSU Dining Offices,” Heidke said, “will be gutted and renovated to form a state-of-the-art dining facility.”
To determine the extent of the long-term plan, other University officials, including persons from Contracted Auxiliary Services and the Master Plan committee, will need to meet and discuss the project.
The tentative starting date for renovation is sometime this spring.
Along with Domino’s, the computer labs located in the Laville Emporium and Pentagon Cafeteria also recently closed.
Ron Hay, executive director of Computing Services, said the main reason for the labs’ closing was the lack of use by students.
“There was an action proposed to the Student Tech Fee Committee,” Hay said. “A series of surveys showed the underuse of both labs.”
The committee said they wanted to find a better way to use the money.
“They tried to create a soft-tech lab cafe-type place, but it just didn’t work,” Hay said. “Students didn’t take to it.”