LSU Makes Splash with Outdoor Leisure Pool

Jul 18, 2017

[Photo courtesy Louisiana State University (via Twitter @lsu)]

[Photo courtesy Louisiana State University (via Twitter @lsu)]

Louisiana State University recently unveiled a new component of its recently renovated and expanded student rec complex — an outdoor leisure pool in the shape of the letters “LSU.”

The pool is part of Phase III of the school’s rec facility expansion and redesign project, which initially broke ground in 2013. The total cost of LSU’s rec facility project was $84.75 million, funded by student fees.

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