Louisiana International Speedway

I can only hope. I live 20mins from Kentwood.

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  Thursday, July 26, 2007

BATON ROUGE - Today Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, in conjunction with Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and sports developer Jerry Lowrie, announced plans for a $100 million multi-purpose motor sports racing facility to be built in Tangipahoa Parish near Kentwood, La. Dubbed Louisiana International Speedway (LIS), the project is expected to generate between 600 and 800 jobs and break ground this summer.

"I am very pleased to welcome a sports facility of this caliber to Louisiana. This facility will not only create jobs and host world class motor sports events - it could also potentially double as a disaster relief location," said Governor Blanco. "A race track is essentially a self-contained city with its own power source, medical center and security force and we look forward to this valuable asset in the future."

Planned for a 1,500-acre parcel immediately west of Interstate 55, the motor sports park will feature a one-mile oval asphalt! paved track, a quarter-mile drag strip and a drag boat racing course. LIS officials anticipate events such as NASCAR racing, National Hot Rod Association drag racing, independent locally sanctioned events and auto shows/races, and International Hot Boat Association events to be contested at the motor sports park. Concerts, festivals and other events are also part of the plans for the multi-purpose facility. The first event is expected in the fall of 2008.

Jerry Lowrie, president/founder of Louisiana International Speedway, is a California-based developer with a broad vision for this project. "We have been working on this project for a couple of years and after doing a considerable amount of research we have concluded that this part of the country is an excellent location for this type of sports facility. Governor Blanco and Senator Ben Nevers have been instrumental in making this happen. I can't thank them enough for the help that they have given us," said Lowrie. "I have assembled a team of professionals who are e! ach the best in their respective fields to build the best motor sports facility possible."

"A facility that brings thousands of people into Tangipahoa Parish from the surrounding states will certainly have a very strong economic impact on our communities. We are looking forward to this project coming to fruition," said Bob Basford, executive director of Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation.

The Louisiana International Speedway is a privately held company with plans to open offices in nearby Kentwood with a sales office in New Orleans.

Must be nice to have a strip within driving distance 
Sometimes I miss LA....then I remember those hot days and I automatically start to sweat

man. the closest 1/4 to me is about a 3hr drive up in Rockingham.

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ORIGINAL: silvercoupe97

Must be nice to have a strip within driving distance 
Sometimes I miss LA....then I remember those hot days and I automatically start to sweat

 
Its not built yet... but damn it'll be awesome!

This will be the 4th drag strip in Louisiana, 3 of which will be 1 hr or less from where I live. SWEEEET.

Hell yea!
 
I'm stoked.

You guys suck! 
It'll cost me $200+ just to go to catch that new ferry to Maui's track, run down the track a few times (hope nothing breaks), stay the night, catch the ferry back to Oahu.  Large bodies of water suck, especially ones that are filled with sharks!

Just shove a bunch of old tires under the car and float it over cuba style!

^ ROFL
Hahaha, guess what :) i just have to play around the border and theres one drag strip =) but thats not what i would like though... id like to drive in a full course speedway complete with curves and all that...

That's what I want, twisties!
I used to scare the poop out of my wife when we would drive from central Missouri to Alexandria, LA.  I would drive through the Ozark mountains as if I was on a mission with a deadline, lol.  Talk about getting her pissed at me, lol...well, it wasn't funny at the time, but sure was fun.