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THE TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THIS GREAT DAY FOR THE QUENTIN QUAVIS FIELD RENOVATION AND THE CALVIN FORAY CLUBHOUSE.
DUE TO HURRICANE IDA, THIS FIELD WAS DEVASTATED.
AS WE KNOW, FEMA WILL ONLY REPLACE A PROJECT AS IS.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN UPGRADE WITH THEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A VERY SPECIAL AND HEARTWARMING THANK YOU TO OUR JEFFERSON PARISH, TIM KERNER JR.
AND OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE TIM KERNER.
THEY WERE DETERMINED TO FIND THE FUNDING NEEDED TO UPGRADE THIS BEAUTIFUL $2 MILLION BASEBALL COMPLEX.
IT'S, UH, A COMEBACK FOR THE TOWN, JEAN LA IT'S A COMEBACK FOR, UH, THE FISHER GATORS AND, AND EVERYTHING THEY'VE SUFFERED THROUGH SINCE HURRICANE IDA.
UH, THE SLOW PROGRESS AND, AND NOW NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE A FIELD TO PLAY ON THAT, THAT'S BEEN FIXED, IT'S BEEN UPGRADED.
THESE BASEBALL FIELDS AND THESE SPORTING FIELDS ARE SO IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW IN, IN OUR COUNTRY.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING A SPORT, THERE'S NO PREJUDICE AGAINST RACE AND RELIGION AND, AND PEOPLE COME TOGETHER.
AND WE NEED MORE OF THAT IN OUR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW TO BRING THIS FIELD HERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER, FAMILIES CAN COME TOGETHER AND, AND, AND WATCH THESE KIDS PERFORM.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S TRULY AMAZING AND THE ROAD IT TOOK TO GET HERE HAS BEEN, UH, BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
BUT, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO, UH, PLAY BALL.