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Advocate owner a campaign donor
New Times and New Chimes
Jared W. Kendall Data Editor
The Daily Reveille has analyzed state political contribution records to identify 242 donations made by The Advocate’s new owner John Georges, his family, and his business interests totaling more than $700,000. Georges recently finalized an agreement to purchase The Advocate, and though he is a well-known public figure, the number of addresses and businesses used for these donations makes it difficult to examine this aspect of his public record. The Reveille used its Bayou Bundlers tool to identify alternate donor names that appeared likely to be associated with Georges. Incorporation records were retrieved from the Louisiana Secretary of State database to identify officers and mailing addresses for those businesses, and this information was combined with donation records retrieved from the Louisiana Ethics Board to find and confirm linked donations. The businesses included in the list have some sort of association with Georges, but that doesn’t mean Georges decided to donate. There’s nothing wrong with a business donating to a political candidate, but if groups of companies are particularly active, that activity stands out. Names associated with these donations include 19th Rue Carre, AMA Distribution, AMA Distributors, Dathel Georges, DDG 2 LLC, Dolphin Holdings Inc, Dolphin Marine, Dolphin Dowing, Dolphin Tugs, G&P Properties, Geocor Properties, Imperial Trading Co, John Georges, Lag Oasis, Lucky Coin Machine Company, M&M Gaming, National Holdings Inc. Rapid Fire Inc., Sunshine Gaming, Sunshine Ventures, United Restaurant Entities, WG Ventures LLC, ZLN Holding LLC, ZLN Holdings #2 LLC and ZLN Holdings #3 LLC.
See the online database at www.lsureveille.com. Contact Jared W. Kendall at jkendall@lsureveille.com
Friday, May 3, 2013 • Volume 117, Issue 135
Repairs to Memorial Tower bring more accurate time synced with more crisp chimes
Gabrielle Braud
Contributing Writer
Punctuality will take on a new meaning this finals week as the chimes of Memorial Tower echo more boldly and precisely across campus with the installment of new speakers and the replacement of the mechanism that powers the four clock faces. Michael Guillory, director of Facility Systems for the Office of Facility Services, said between the installment of new speakers and the repair to the clock movement, the clock repair was the most crucial. “We were potentially about to lose the clock face and the clock movement,” Guillory said. Jim Henry, Office of Facility Services maintenance manager, said the clock motor went out in February, but he was able to replace the piece and keep the clock going. After that repair, there were no more spare parts and replacement of the clock movement was crucial. “What is sad is that no one has kept a good history of TOWER, see page 6
[left] MARY LEAVINES / The Daily Reveille; [above] courtesy of FACILITY SERVICES
[Left] A lone student walks in front of Memorial Tower on Tuesday. [Above] The speakers were changed out in the recent renovation of the tower.
NATIONAL GUARD
Black Hawk helicopters to land on campus
McKenzie Womack Staff Writer
The LSU Soccer Fields will become a landing zone at 11 a.m. today when the Bengal Raiders tactically storm the University. Two Black Hawk helicopters will land on the field as part of a Bengal Raiders qualification course. The mission is an end of the semester culminating event in Raiders, said geology senior and Raiders Commanding Officer Cadet Robert Brown. Potential raiders will run the mission to see if they are capable of handling the responsibilities of being a Raider, he said. Members of the 244 Aviation
Battalion Army National Guard will pilot the helicopters. When they land, the rudders will be turned off to ensure safety, Brown said. The trainees will receive a quick class on unloading and loading the aircraft, and they will familiarize themselves with the helicopter and perform safety inspections, Brown said. Then they will fly to Slidell to complete the course. “There will be a series of missions that follow that. … They will do a raid mission,” Brown said. “...We throw stuff at [the trainees] to see how they react on their feet.” Reserve Officer Training Corps BLACK HAWK, see page 6
courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Black Hawk helicopter touches down in Iraq. Two similar helicopters will land on campus today as part of a Bengal Raiders qualification course.