Indoor Sports Complex To Be Built On Former Capital One Tower Site In Lake Charles, Louisiana
(KHLA, Lake Charles, Louisiana) - The Lake Charles City Council voted to approve the site yesterday to build a brand-new indoor sports complex in downtown Lake Charles.
It was approved by a four to three vote at a special session called to determine if the indoor sports complex would be built on the former Capital One Tower site.
New Indoor Sports Complex In Downtown Lake Charles
The American Press is reporting that facility will be a 250,000-square-foot complex used for multiple sports like basketball, volleyball, pickleball.
Public information officer for the city of Lake Charles, Katie Harrington, told the paper that major sporting tournaments will be able to be held at the complex due to its size. It will also serve as a community recreational facility.
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What will be in the new sports complex in Lake Charles?
Harrington also said that an indoor walking track, a fitness facility, and "even the possibility of transitioning the walking track into a skating rink" are further possible amenities that could be added to the facility.
Mayor Marshall Simien said during the meeting that the city needed to find a spot soon for the complex because time for the $30 million Community Development Block Grant from the Disaster Recovery Program was running out. He feared that if they didn't agree on a site, that Lake Charles would lose the money.
It's believed that the complex will attract regional and national sport tournaments that will drive tourist business to Lake Charles hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and more.
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