LSU to add nearly 1,000 on-campus beds within a year

In response to increased demand for on-campus housing over the past two years, LSU Residential Life will add nearly 1,000 beds to the housing inventory for fall 2012. Kirby Smith Hall was recently renovated and reopened, adding 350 suite-style beds to the campus. Kirby Smith Hall will continue to house students through the 2015-16 academic year, and then will be used for year-round conference housing. LSU Residential Life spokesman Jay High says renovations on East Laville Hall are on schedule for completion by next fall, which will return 330 beds and complete the Laville Honors House renovation. Additionally, a new building connecting East and West Laville Halls is being built, which will provide a 24-hour front desk for both residence halls, common areas and an outside courtyard area. Residential College One—North Hall is also on track for completion next fall, adding another 358 suite-style beds. It will house the Engineering Residential College and will complete the Residential College Complex One. Additionally, a new building with a 24-hour front desk for the entire complex, a computer lab, faculty offices and an on-site apartment for a faculty member and his or her family is also being built.