Louisiana governor: "Budget crisis could mean no college football" updated

[Chechem]

This is a quote from a poster on another board talking about this same topic... Interesting but hopefully this won't cause this thread to go political...

That the previous governor slashed taxes (on corporations, not individuals), cut higher education funding by nearly 40 percent and left the state nearly $1.8 billion in debt seems to be missing from this conversation.

 Professors have been fired, ...

Yes, please discuss the topic without pushing the thread into the President's Mansion. 

 

[Jamos]

I had rather talk about how those Cajuns will prepare and cook that dude in one of their many recipes. Their love for football/sports exceeds most sports programs at other schools, so I know who will win this battle.

[Chechem]

I had rather talk about how those Cajuns will prepare and cook that dude in one of their many recipes. Their love for football/sports exceeds most sports programs at other schools, so I know who will win this battle.

He knows that too.  That's why he played the 'football card'.
LF and I lived in Louisiana before moving to Oxford.  Budgets cuts were an annual event at universities.  The year we moved (1990) the governor (Edwards) threatened to close all of the regional universities.  That did it for us.

Finebaum seemed reluctant to discuss this yesterday on his show.  I don't think he realized that backwoods folks are very literal, and they'll remember this for a long time ("THE YEAR LSU FOOTBALL ALMOST ENDED").

 

[Jamos]

I had rather talk about how those Cajuns will prepare and cook that dude in one of their many recipes. Their love for football/sports exceeds most sports programs at other schools, so I know who will win this battle.

He knows that too.  That's why he played the 'football card'.
LF and I lived in Louisiana before moving to Oxford.  Budgets cuts were an annual event at universities.  The year we moved (1990) the governor (Edwards) threatened to close all of the regional universities.  That did it for us.

Finebaum seemed reluctant to discuss this yesterday on his show.  I don't think he realized that backwoods folks are very literal, and they'll remember this for a long time ("THE YEAR LSU FOOTBALL ALMOST ENDED").

 

Very interesting!! The Finebaum show might be worth watching in the days ahead.

[Chechem]

Here is the Finebaum 'tape': Click here for link

After a short intro (~ 2min), Finebaum plays the recording of the governor making his threatening statement, then Stephanie Grace (Baton Rouge newspaper) explains the situation in detail.  Pretty good summary of the crazy events.

Finebaum will build on this for a while!

[Jamos]

Here is the Finebaum 'tape': Click here for link

After a short intro (~ 2min), Finebaum plays the recording of the governor making his threatening statement, then Stephanie Grace (Baton Rouge newspaper) explains the situation in detail.  Pretty good summary of the crazy events.

Finebaum will build on this for a while!

I had forgotten that you and LF lived down there once. I worked down there once for about 5 months with Bell South and did I ever get an education in the life style of our Cajun friends. I was shell shocked when I first arrived but things got better as time passed and I'm glad that I had the experience, I made some good friendships. Thanks for the link.

[ricky023]

When I worked down there we lived in a place called LaPlace and we rented from some really nice people. The lady and Dottie became good friends and at Thanksgiving they had never ate Chicken and Dressing. Dottie made a pan for them she made a pan of Seafood dressing for us and man it was so great. I never tasted food that was any better at all. RTR!

[Chechem]

Update:

Universities in Louisiana are taking a 20% budget cuts.  But there's much more cutting to do.  Looks like lots of layoffs of staff and some programs, especially at regional schools.  Everyone is mum on the football issues mentioned by the governor.

Combined with reductions made by Gov. John Bel Edwards, the cuts—approved today by the joint House and Senate budget committee—have trimmed $60 million from departments.

But that’s only a fraction of what’s needed to close an estimated $850 million to $950 million budget gap before the financial year ends June 30...

Click here for link

[BillBrosky]

They need to bring back the Stelly Plan they got rid of in '07-'08 and bring back a portion of the tax cuts from '05-'06.  Problem solved.

Lousyana was rolling in the bucks back then and had no foresight as to the bottom dropping out one day.  Got all that federal disaster aid.  smdh

[2Stater]

They need to bring back the Stelly Plan they got rid of in '07-'08 and bring back a portion of the tax cuts from '05-'06.  Problem solved.

Lousyana was rolling in the bucks back then and had no foresight as to the bottom dropping out one day.  Got all that federal disaster aid.  smdh

Increase sales tax on restaurant food. People will pay it. 

[BillBrosky]

They need to bring back the Stelly Plan they got rid of in '07-'08 and bring back a portion of the tax cuts from '05-'06.  Problem solved.

Lousyana was rolling in the bucks back then and had no foresight as to the bottom dropping out one day.  Got all that federal disaster aid.  smdh

Increase sales tax on restaurant food. People will pay it. 

I would pay it as long as the jambalaya and gumbo had no damned okra in it.

[Chechem]

They need to bring back the Stelly Plan they got rid of in '07-'08 and bring back a portion of the tax cuts from '05-'06.  Problem solved.

Lousyana was rolling in the bucks back then and had no foresight as to the bottom dropping out one day.  Got all that federal disaster aid.  smdh

Increase sales tax on restaurant food. People will pay it. 

I would pay it as long as the jambalaya and gumbo had no damned okra in it.

Look up the definition of 'gumbo'.   

[BillBrosky]

They need to bring back the Stelly Plan they got rid of in '07-'08 and bring back a portion of the tax cuts from '05-'06.  Problem solved.

Lousyana was rolling in the bucks back then and had no foresight as to the bottom dropping out one day.  Got all that federal disaster aid.  smdh

Increase sales tax on restaurant food. People will pay it. 

I would pay it as long as the jambalaya and gumbo had no damned okra in it.

Look up the definition of 'gumbo'.   

Don't care, don't want.

[Marshal Dillon]

They need to bring back the Stelly Plan they got rid of in '07-'08 and bring back a portion of the tax cuts from '05-'06.  Problem solved.

Lousyana was rolling in the bucks back then and had no foresight as to the bottom dropping out one day.  Got all that federal disaster aid.  smdh

Increase sales tax on restaurant food. People will pay it. 

I would pay it as long as the jambalaya and gumbo had no damned okra in it.

Look up the definition of 'gumby'.   

Week, I did and sure wouldn't like this in my food.












 







 

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