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I DID WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT THIS DAY IS, UH, JUNETEENTH DAY.
I THINK IT'S REALLY APPROPRIATE IN FITTING THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS GROUNDBREAKING SENATOR AND YOUR BACKYARD TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY, BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, BRING YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER, UH, FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
THIS WILL BE A DESTINATION, BALLPARK FACILITY IN THE LONG RUN.
AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A GREAT START, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO KIND OF BUILDING OUT AS, AS, AS WE GO ALONG.
THIS FACILITY, WE BELIEVE, IS GONNA BRING LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT VISIT JEFFERSON PARISH WHEN, WHEN YOU HAVE TRAVELING, BASEBALL, TRAVELING, SOCCER, UH, THE MOTHER, THE GRANDFATHER, THE AUNT, THE UNCLE, FOLLOW THOSE TEAMS. THEY'LL STAY IN OUR HOTELS, THEY'LL GO TO OUR RESTAURANTS.
THEY'LL PLAY GOLF AT T P C, THEY'LL GO ON TOURS, UH, HERE AND GO DOWN TO LAFITE, UH, UM, REPRESENTATIVE KERNER TO GO FIND TOURS AND FISHING TRIPS Y'ALL OFFER OF, UH, DOWN THAT WAY.
SO WE THINK THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG, BIG, UH, ADVANTAGE FOR JEFFERSON PARISH TO MAKE QUALITY OF LIFE SO, SO MUCH BETTER.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL PUT JEFFERSON PARISH ON THE MAP FOR SPORTS TOURISM.
THIS COMPLEX COMBINED WITH LASALLE PARK ON THE EAST BANK AND PARK DAY FOR ME ON THE WEST BANK, WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT FIELD SPACE TO ATTRACT REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS TO THE PARISH.
THE COMPLEX WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO OUR LOCAL LEAGUES AND TO OUR LOCAL TEAMS, AND ADDED BENEFIT TO ALL OF OUR JEFFERSON PARISH ATHLETES.