A new first-come, first-serve parking plan is set to be implemented for the 2011 football season.
Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Senior Associate Athletics Director Herb Vincent announced that changes were made to the original plan, which charged for parking in lots on River Road and Gourrier Avenue.
“We have re-evaluated the lots on Gourrier and River Road and determined that those lots would remain free,” Vincent said. “We’ve stayed on course on our plan to implement the paid parking on a game-by-game basis in those lots that are primarily between Tiger Stadium and Highland Road.”
The season parking passes will not be sold for these lots, Vincent said.
“We’re always looking for ways to continue to raise revenue without raising ticket prices,” Vincent said. “This was an area we felt was very prime parking that has never been charged before, and in looking at other campuses and what they charge and how they structure their parking, we felt that charging for those lots between Highland Road and Tiger Stadium was reasonable.”
Vincent said passes would have been issued based on the LSU priority point system, leaving out those long-time fans who have parked there for years.
“We did not want to make it season parking because there are a lot of those people who parked in those areas for a long time,” Vincent said. “If you’ve always come here at 7:30 on a Saturday morning and got your spot near Tower Drive somewhere, you can still continue to do that. The difference is now there’s a charge for it.”
The Capital Area Transit System is also bringing back the Touchdown Express Shuttle, which brings fans from downtown to campus.
Patrons can bring a receipt from any restaurant or bar to the CATS shuttle pick-up point located at Convention Street and Lafayette Street and it will act as a free round-trip pass to the game.
 
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