Louisiana · 3.5 to 7 hours from Aledo
We build baseball fields, sports fields, and indoor facilities in Louisiana.
Fields and indoor facilities. Shreveport, Bossier, and Monroe are a morning's drive; south Louisiana is a multi-week facility job.
What we build in Louisiana
4 kinds of project travel here.
Baseball & softball fields
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Sports fields
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Indoor sports facilities
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Indoor baseball & softball facilities
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Minimum project size
An infield conversion, a field build, or an indoor facility. Cage-only work does not travel here.
We say this up front because it saves everyone a call. If your project is smaller, tell us anyway and we will point you to the spec so a local crew can build it.
The Louisiana market
Why Louisiana is on our map.
- Northwest Louisiana is a natural extension of the East Texas corridor we already cover. Shreveport is closer to our shop than Houston.
- LHSAA baseball and the state's select-ball programs run deep. Indoor training facilities are underbuilt relative to the demand.
- A drainage-first base design is the thing field builders new to the region most often get wrong. Our home market is clay and storms.
Soil, climate, and spec
What changes about the build in Louisiana.
Louisiana is a drainage problem first and a surface problem second. Fifty to sixty inches of rain a year, a water table that sits a few feet down in the north and inches down in the south, and soils that range from loess bluffs around Natchitoches to river-bottom clay along the Red and Ouachita. A turf field here needs a base section designed to move water sideways, not just down, and a perimeter collection system sized for a tropical storm, not a thunderstorm.
Wind rating is the second spec change. From Lake Charles east, backstop and facility netting need to be designed for named-storm exposure, and we tell you which systems should come down ahead of a hurricane instead of hoping a standard install holds.
Humidity shapes the indoor builds. An indoor baseball facility in Louisiana needs HVAC and dehumidification sized for the turf and netting load, or the floor stays damp and the nets mildew. We coordinate that with the mechanical contractor as part of the facility scope.
For the base-prep and drainage principles behind every field we build, see our sports field guides and spec library.
Governing bodies
Who sets the rules for Louisiana fields.
LHSAA
Louisiana High School Athletic Association
Public and private school athletics under NFHS field rules. Baseball is the spring headliner and the state's select and travel programs run year-round.
How Louisiana buyers procure
How public buyers in Louisiana usually procure.
Louisiana public bodies buy construction under the Public Bid Law, with its own thresholds and advertising rules, and parish school boards run their own sealed-bid processes for anything above the construction threshold. Cooperative routes exist but are narrower than in Texas.
- Direct sealed bid under the Louisiana Public Bid Law, which is how most parish school boards and municipalities buy a field. We respond to the board's own spec through our Spec Desk.
- LaMAS (Louisiana Multiple Award Schedule) contracts, which extend state contracts built on GSA pricing to political subdivisions where a vendor holds one.
- TIPS and Sourcewell cooperative contracts, where the parish or board has joined and the scope fits the contract category.
Where Bearcat fits
We are HUB Certified and we respond to sealed bids, RFPs, and written quote requests. A cooperative contract only works through a vendor awarded on it, so if your district requires one, ask us first. We will tell you plainly whether we hold an award.
Purchasing rules change. Confirm the current route with your district or city purchasing office before you draft a solicitation, and send us the spec once you have it.
Logistics
How a Louisiana project actually works.
Shreveport and Bossier City are three and a half hours east of Aledo on I-20, Monroe is four and a half, Alexandria five. Those are drive-up projects: the crew works the week and goes home Friday. Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Baton Rouge are six to seven hours, so we only take facility-scale work there and plan it as a multi-week mobilization.
Turf ships from the mill to the site. Aggregate in north Louisiana is often trucked in from Arkansas or Texas because local sources are limited, and that freight is a real line in the budget. We price it up front.
Cities
Where in Louisiana we build.
Northwest Louisiana
Shreveport, Bossier City, Minden, Natchitoches
Northeast Louisiana
Monroe, West Monroe, Ruston
Central Louisiana
Alexandria, Pineville
South Louisiana (facility builds)
Lafayette, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge
Don’t see your city? Ask anyway. Tell us where the project is and we will scope the drive during the consult.
See finished work on our projects page and in the gallery.
Louisiana FAQ
Common questions from Louisiana buyers.
Do you build batting cages in Louisiana?
As part of a field or facility build, yes. Not as a standalone cage job; the drive does not pencil out for one cage. A school that needs a cage complex alongside a field or an indoor facility is a fit.
How far into Louisiana do you go?
Shreveport, Bossier, Monroe, Ruston, and Alexandria are regular-schedule projects. South Louisiana is facility-scale work only, planned as a multi-week mobilization.
How do you handle hurricane exposure on netting?
We design the system for the site's wind exposure and give you a takedown plan for named storms. In south Louisiana that is part of the scope, not an afterthought.
Have a Louisiana project on the board?
Tell us the sport, the site, and the timeline. We start with a virtual consult over video so nobody drives 3.5 hours before the budget makes sense. Response within one business day.
Other states we build in
Where we build
Texas projects
Everything we build, anywhere in the state. DFW is home base; the rest of Texas is a drive, not a flight.
Where we build
Oklahoma projects
Fields, cages, and indoor facilities. Oklahoma City is closer to Aledo than Houston is, so cage programs travel here too.
Where we build
Arkansas projects
Fields and indoor facilities. Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas are in range; Little Rock and the Delta are facility-scale only.