Volume 122 · No. 55
Monday, November 14, 2016
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dailyreveille LITERATURE
Fall 2016 Civil War Book Review released
the final
STRETCH
BY SCOTT GRISWOLD @Griswold_ii
Hostile month prefaces LSU, Florida’s relocated game at Tiger Stadium
Florida’s foe, are now scheduled to play each other instead. “We made this decision to play the game in Baton Rouge,” Florida’s then-athletic director Jeremy Foley said. “The conference office asked us to find a solution in working with LSU, yet LSU was never a true partner in our discussions. The Southeastern Conference offered some other solutions, and the LSU administration made it clear that they were unwilling to consider other reasonable options.” Remember when SEC commissioner Greg Sankey suggested the disgruntled schools were like a dysfunctional family?
The Fall 2016 issue of Civil War Book Review has been made available on online. CWBR is a quarterly journal of record for new or newly reprinted books about the antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction eras, published by the LSU Libraries’ Special Collections Division. The journal is published in February, May, August, and November. The Civil War Book Review also welcomes its new editor, Tom Barber, according to a news release. “It is a great honor for me to be able to formally introduce myself to our readers,” Barber said in the release. “I have been lucky to take over the Civil War Book Review with the support of the staff at LSU Special Collections, and with the journal having been handed off to me in such excellent shape by our previous editor, Zach Isenhower. I look forward to continuing the journal’s commitment to providing thoughtful reviews for the latest scholarship on the
see FLORIDA, page 2
see CIVIL WAR, page 2
ZOE GEAUTHREAUX / The Daily Reveille
BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_ After a wild month since their original match’s postponement, LSU and Florida are rescheduled to play a football game this weekend. LSU has six wins and three losses and is well outside of a shot to contend for a national championship. But the Tigers still have much to play for this season. LSU has a self-controlled chance to earn a bid to a highly esteemed bowl, and the job security of its 4-1 interim head coach Ed Orgeron remains in limbo. Orgeron tightly contested No. 1 team, Alabama, in a 10-0 loss, then whipped
a former employer, Arkansas, by 18 points Saturday. Beginning Saturday, Orgeron competes in his first of LSU’s remaining regular-season games until his “audition” to become LSU’s next official head coach is complete. So, what’s next? First: a cross-division, smack-talk-loaded battle between LSU and Florida at noon in Tiger Stadium Saturday, after the game was previously delayed by Hurricane Matthew in a less than friendly manner between the schools. Both teams had to cancel and buyout their scheduled Nov. 19 opponents. South Alabama, LSU’s scheduled opponent, and Presbyterian,
POLITICS
Three constitutional amendments passed by La. voters BY LAUREN HEFFKER @laurheffker
During the historic Nov. 8 election, voters in Louisiana not only voted on their candidates for President and U.S. Senate, but they also voted on ratifying six proposed state constitutional amendments. The Daily Reveille breaks down each amendment along with the voting results. STATEWIDE UNOFFICIAL TURNOUT FROM SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE
67.1%, OR 2,028,196 VOTES 58%, VOTED FOR TRUMP 38%, VOTED FOR CLINTON
AMENDMENT NO. 1
AMENDMENT NO. 2
AMENDMENT NO. 3
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
ESTABLISH TUITION WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL
ELIMINATE DEDUCTIBILITY OF FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
43% YES DID NOT 57% NO PASS By voting against Amendment No. 2, tuition control will stay within the state Legislature’s control. The proposed change would have transferred tuition authority to the state’s higher education management boards, which could have had the power to raise college tuition and fees without legislative approval. Currently, twothirds of the Legislature has to agree to change tuition and fees.
NOT 56% NO 44% YES DID PASS Louisiana allows corporations deductions on their state income tax based on their federal income taxes. The proposed amendment sought to change the corporate tax to a flat rate of 6.5 percent, but income tax deductions would no longer apply.
There were close splits in East Baton Rouge Parish, East Carroll Parish, LaSalle Parish, Orleans Parish, Tensas Parish. Lincoln Parish was the only parish where the majority (55 percent) voted yes to Amendment No. 2.
See the rest of the amendments and voting results page 2
73% YES PASSED 27% NO Registrars are in charge of voter registration in their respective parishes. While the state did not have any preexisting work or education requirements for applicants to qualify for the position, the passing of Amendment No. 1 puts new standards in place for registrar candidates, including: a combination of a bachelor’s or associate’s degree with at least two to four years of professional work experience, seven years of full-time experience without a college degree or five years of employment in a Louisiana registrar’s office. Most parishes had a 70/30 margin for yes/no.
Orleans Parish was the only parish to vote yes to Amendment No. 3.