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number1 said:
Half our state funding was cut back then.
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Thanks #1!

I asked because I remember the cuts back in 2011 (my oldest was a Freshman). But I didn't know it was state funds. I'm guessing this time around that possible $10 million cut is also state funds?
 



JayRob said:
What happened to all that gambling money that was supposed to go towards education?
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The same thing that happened in pretty much every other state. States have increasingly used money from lotteries and other forms of gambling to replace permanent cuts in education spending. The vast majority of states that have lotteries spend less in education per student than they did before the lottery was introduced. It's just one more way that taxes are shifted from rich people to poor people.
 
The recent Supreme Court ruling on states being able to collect sale tax on internet sales for companies that don’t have a physical presence in the state is going to be significant for a lot of states’ pocketbooks.
 
96lioness said:
Thanks #1!

I asked because I remember the cuts back in 2011 (my oldest was a Freshman). But I didn't know it was state funds. I'm guessing this time around that possible $10 million cut is also state funds?
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From fiscal year 2006-2007 to fiscal year 2016-2017, the State of Louisiana contribution for higher education has declined by $281 million.

Below is an article about the cuts and impacts of higher education in Louisiana. What I founded real interested that is rarely reported, Southern University is one of the nation's leading institutions with a mobility index of 37%, which means individuals at SU will more than likely move up two or more income brackets after graduation.

http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/education/article_009ee880-e421-11e6-80d4-9f7e4d274897.html
 
JAG89 said:
From fiscal year 2006-2007 to fiscal year 2016-2017, the State of Louisiana contribution for higher education has declined by $281 million.

Below is an article about the cuts and impacts of higher education in Louisiana. What I founded real interested that is rarely reported, Southern University is one of the nation's leading institutions with a mobility index of 37%, which means individuals at SU will more than likely move up two or more income brackets after graduation.

http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/education/article_009ee880-e421-11e6-80d4-9f7e4d274897.html
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Good stuff!:)
 
People in Louisiana need to stop being their worst own enemies. There are people in my hometown who are against legislation that is currently being pushed to designate the new east and west interstate highway (I-14) through Alexandria, Louisiana. Currently, Alexandria LA has one north and south bound interstate (I-49), but there are some who think one is enough. Interstate highways are 90% federal funded and 10% state funded. The legislation is to designate the new east and west interstate (I-14) through Louisiana (Leesville, Alexandria/Pineville, and Ferriday/Vidalia) and Mississippi. Texas portion has already been designated. Once an interstate is designated, states can apply for federal funds to build a new interstate highway or upgrade the existing highway to interstate standards. Due to sea level rise and the recent flooding in South Louisiana and Southeast Texas, I-10 has become less of an evacuation route. In some cases, parts of I-10 is under a few feet of water during a heavy storm, especially right at the Louisiana/Texas border where the interstate crosses the Sabine River Basin. I'm sure the federal government has placed the I-14 interstate highway project on a fast track through Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi so that there is a reliable evaluation route for South Louisiana and Southeast Texas heading east and west, especially the section that connects I-45 in Texas and I-49 in Alexandria, LA.

Glad to see I-14 inch closer to being a reality
https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/o...state-14-inch-closer-being-reality/725845002/
 
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unknown1 said:
Louisiana needs to legalize weed or something. The budget down there has been awful for a while.
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It's much better now than when Jindal was in office. The state's budget deficit climbed to like $2 billion dollars when that clown was Governor. Now the deficit is like $300 million. Louisiana legislative leaders have agreed to a 4.45% sales tax rate from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2025. The current sales tax is at 5%, but if nothing is done to set its rate, the tax would have automatically dropped to 4%, which would have been a huge drop in the state's revenue.

Louisiana Legislature budget funds TOPS, health care with renewed taxes
https://www.nola.com/politics/index..._pri.html#incart_2box_nola_river_orleans_news
 
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Yes, but enough to cover the budget gap. If they didn't pass the 4.45% sales tax, it would automatically go to 4%, which is even less.
 
JAG89, you are right...the people of Louisiana are a fault for alot of things, and until they stop being their worst enemy, then nothing will change and will definitely not get better
 
JAGSC said:
JAG89, you are right...the people of Louisiana are a fault for alot of things, and until they stop being their worst enemy, then nothing will change and will definitely not get better
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Louisiana is a welfare state. I'll say 70% to 75% of people in Louisiana expect something free. Hardly anyone in the state has a vision or innovated ideas to grow the state's economy. Too many people there are comfortable with the welfare state of mind. The problem with the Republican Party in Louisiana is that they try to change that welfare state of mind overnight, but the things they cut, such as education are the only things that can change that welfare state of mind, whereas the Democratic Party become too complacent when things are back to normal. When things are normal, the people in Louisiana need to be pushed to do better. Being the mouth of the Mississippi River, Louisiana should never be at the bottom of the economic curve.
 
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96lioness said:
Do any of the SU alum know how much the budget cut(s) was/were when Dr. Llorens was the President? I know Southern took a hit then, but had a great contingency plan and were able to make it work. Just wondering/hoping this time around it won't be too much for Southern (and Grambling).

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Thank God they still funded TOPS....Louisiana politician's personal agendas is what is killing our state. When you have a Louisiana politician who is doing the right thing they are killed....see my mentor Pinkie Wilkerson.
 



JAG89 said:
Louisiana is a welfare state. I'll say 70% to 75% of people in Louisiana expect something free. Hardly anyone in the state has a vision or innovated ideas to grow the state's economy. Too many people there are comfortable with the welfare state of mind. The problem with the Republican Party in Louisiana is that they try to change that welfare state of mind overnight, but the things they cut, such as education are the only things that can change that welfare state of mind, whereas the Democratic Party become too complacent when things are back to normal. When things are normal, the people in Louisiana need to be pushed to do better. Being the mouth of the Mississippi River, Louisiana should never be at the bottom of the economic curve.
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The party of giveaways tried to change the "welfare state of mind?"
 
JaguarNation99 said:
The party of giveaways tried to change the "welfare state of mind?"
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The problem is, you can't undo something that has been established for almost the entire last century. The Long family created that welfare mentality when Louisiana became a big oil state, which is how they (Long family) were able to stayed in power for so long. During Huey P. Long (Kingfish) time as governor, he made big oil companies, such as Standard Oil/Esso (now Exxon-Mobil) provide the state free stuff, which is how Louisiana became the first state to have everyone of its state roads and highways paved. Also, Louisiana was the first state to provide free textbooks for all of its schools. Basically, the Long family strong arm big businesses to take care of the people in Louisiana. Those days are long gone and it is long past time for the people of Louisiana to stop looking for another Governor like Huey P. and Earl 'Uncle Earl' K. Long. They need governors and legislatures who understand the dilemmas in Louisiana and are capable of reversing its course without completely destroying the state's economics, which will take decades to undo. If that happens, Louisiana can be a progressive little purple state instead of a backwards little red state.
 
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