The man behind the Gretna area’s “Good Life District” said Friday that his $5 billion vision has grown to 4,500 acres, has a name now and could become a place where youth sports meets Disneyland.
If Rod Yates’ plan materializes, the site between the state’s two biggest cities would have indoor surfing, sky-diving, rock-climbing, horseback riding and more.
Collegiate Crossing, as it is to be called, would feature year-round athletic academies where high-schoolers train, live and attract college recruiters. That’s on top of professional sports teams and new-to-market retailers that would settle on the campus near Interstate 80 and Highway 31.