Doyle High School plans a new football field and fieldhouse in Livingston as it prepares to add a junior varsity team next year and varsity football in fall 2029, according to an October 29 announcement from Livingston Parish Public Schools.
The planned facility would seat 1,500 people and include locker rooms, a weight room and other training space. It would be west of Jimmy Sartwell Park, with an entrance off McLin Road.
Principal Ashley Sharp said engineering designs were being developed before construction plans are finalized. The district described construction as planned over the coming year; it did not announce a project cost or a firm opening date.
The district said local school funds allocated through savings and one time money would pay for the facilities. Sponsorships and private donations are also planned.
Doyle’s junior high team, serving grades six through eight, is in its second year. The planned junior varsity team would give those players and other high school students another opportunity to compete before the varsity program begins.