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HIGHER EDUCATION

Legislators scramble to cut costs to TOPS program

BY JUSTIN DICHARIA and JARED KENDALL jdicharia@lsureveille.com and jkendall@lsureveille.com

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[Above] The LSU baseball team celebrates its victory in Game 2 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional, and [right] senior catcher Kade Scivicque (22) reacts after scoring a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning during the Tigers’ 6-3 victory in the Baton Rouge Super Regional against ULL on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium. photos by JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ /

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The LSU baseball team heads to Omaha, Nebraska, after defeating the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 6-3, on Sunday to win the Baton Rouge Super Regional, 2-0.

LSU will play its first game of the College World Series on June 14.

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In Louisiana, the film industry, oil companies and giant corporations receive billions of dollars in tax breaks and credits, while legislators scramble to cut the cost of the state’s popular merit-based higher education scholarship program, the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students.

The program pays 2015 LEGISLATIVE WATCH the in-state public school tuition for any Louisiana high school student who attains a 2.5 GPA and an ACT score of 20, reflecting the national average. Higher grades and standardized test scores result in more money from TOPS. The scholarship program consists of approximately 1.7 percent of Louisiana’s overall budget.

In the past 18 years, TOPS has paid the tuitions of more than 700,000 Louisiana high school students. Its inaugural year cost the state $87 million, when adjusted for inflation. In the 2014 fiscal year, the program cost more than $250 million, and the legislature projects it to reach $387 million by 2018.

This legislative session, state politicians look

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BASEBALL

Tigers’ Bregman drafted second overall by Astros

BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com LSU junior shortstop Alex Bregman’s last 24 hours have been euphoric.

After going hitless for almost the entire postseason, Bregman finally came through in a crucial moment of Game 2 of the Baton Rouge Super Regional, driving a two-out, two-RBI single in a 1-0 game in the top of the eighth inning. The run-scoring base hit contributed to a 6-3 victory against University of LouisianaLafayette and a berth in the College World Series.

Fast forward to Tuesday evening, and the Albuquerque, New Mexico, native became a

professional baseball player.

With family, friends, teammates and current and former coaches in attendance, Bregman was selected as the No. 2-overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft by the Houston Astros. The selection makes him the highestdrafted LSU player since Ben McDonald was drafted No. 1 overall in 1989.

“It really hasn’t hit me yet,” Bregman said. “It’s a dream come true. You grow up as a little kid playing baseball and dreaming about playing professionally one day. ... It’s such an honor. It’s due to all my great teammates and coaches that I’ve had throughout the years.”

Bregman also was among the

first two players in Southeastern Conference history to go No. 1 and No. 2 overall. Vanderbilt junior shortstop Dansby Swanson, who was playing in the Champaign, Illinois, Super Regional just before the draft, was selected first by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Several mock drafts projected Bregman to go in the No. 2 spot, but don’t believe the All-American was upset about behind drafted behind his SEC counterpart, who he played with on the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team last summer.

“Dansby is a great player,” Bregman said. “I got to play with him a lot this summer. We got to

see BREGMAN, page 8

LSU junior infielder Alex Bregman (8) hits a fly ball during the Tigers’ 2-0 victory against UNC Wilmington to give the Tigers their 21st NCAA Regional Championship on June 1 at Alex Box Stadium.

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‘Poltergeist’ a boring film that lacks fright THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR

JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist Scooby-Doo and the gang could have sat through Gil Kenan’s remake of the 1982 horror film, “Poltergeist,” without any “ruh-roh’s” or “jinkies” from the investigative team. “Poltergeist” (2015) was actually on par with the comedic levels of Scooby-Doo films, far from its intended fright appeal.

The parents, played by Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt, unknowingly relocate their family to a home sitting on top of a graveyard. Unfortunately for the Bowen family, the bones in the graveyard remain in the ground, and the spirits of the dead make a ghastly attempt to reach the spirit world by abducting little Madison Bowen.

Madison, played by 8-year-old Kennedi Clements, immediately places “Poltergeist” on a path for failure. The adorable child with her stuffed animal in hand has the entire theatre cracking up with laughter as she repeats any curse word exclaimed by her teenage sister.

Laughter instead of gasps and screams filled the sold-out movie theatre I attended in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it didn’t end with an 8-year-old swearing on the big screen. The laughter, at least for my two friends and me, continued into the supposed scary scenes.

Flying objects, an angry tree, strange clowns, a squirrel and a gaggle of ghosts failed to send shivers down my spine. This failure may be a function of the film’s weak screenwriting or its annoying acting cast.

The prepubescent son of the Bowen’s, played by Kyle Catlett, acts as the prophetic voice of the family, warning them of strange events occurring around the house.

While Catlett’s character should

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have created a foundation of anxious fear among the audience, his irritating performance made me upset and disappointed when the poltergeist abducted his sister and not him.

Just like most horror films, “Poltergeist” brought in a team of experts to attempt to remedy the Bowen’s ghost issue and bring back their daughter. Normally, the experts arrive and strike fear into the audience by recounting stories of ghouls and spirits, casting doubt over whether all will end well for the main characters.

Instead, the “Paranormal Research department” is a bunch of goofballs who eventually call in a “more experienced” expert who is even more of a joke. When the Steve Irwin of ghost catchers arrives at the home, there was no going back — “Poltergeist” wasted its last breath.

Gil Kenan should consider filming a Scooby-Doo movie next time he takes a gander into the horror industry. I’m sure I would get more goosebumps from Shaggy and Scooby’s antics than I did from the joke of a movie that is “Poltergeist.”

Justin DiCharia is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Slidell, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @JDiCharia.

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IN THE MAKING

Tigers finish third in Women’s College World Series

LSU softball team returns five All-Americans and all but one starter

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com

BY JACK WOODS jwoods@lsureveille.com

During LSU coach Beth Torina’s tenure, the LSU softball program has ascended into the top tier of collegiate softball, capped most recently by a historic 2015 campaign that ended with a third place finish in the 2015 Women’s College World Series.

From achieving the first No. 1 ranking in program history to junior shortstop Bianka Bell setting the LSU career home run record and single season homer mark, there was something different in the air at Tiger Park.

“And as their coach, I enjoyed every single minute with them this year,” Torina said following LSU’s exit in the WCWS. “I enjoyed watching them make history. So I think that they should walk out of here with their heads held high because they made history and had truly a historic season for LSU.” LSU awed the nation with a school record 25-0 start fueled by a dynamic lineup and a deep pitching rotation.

During the streak, LSU outscored its opponents 199-28.

Sophomore third baseman Sahvanna Jaquish and Bell dominated at the plate, combining for 20 homers and 82 RBIs. In the circle, the Tigers’ pitching rotation posted a 0.86 ERA while notching 20 complete games.

“It’s amazing to have all four of these arms,” Torina said. “It’s

LSU coach Beth Torina, sophomore right fielder Bailey Landry and freshman pitcher Carley Hoover shuffled to the front of the press conference room at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Michigan had just defeated LSU, 6-3, at the Women’s College World Series, ending the Tigers’ season.

Although the sting of the loss was fresh, Torina displayed optimism at the podium.

“I hope none of my players are hanging their heads today,” Torina said. “The sadness is not necessarily the way it ended or how it ended but the fact it had to end because it was so incredibly enjoyable. … I enjoyed being with them off the field, as well as on the field. They made me proud to be their coach.”

The Tigers didn’t just have reasons to be proud of their accomplishments during a record-breaking 2015 season, they now have reasons to be hopeful for 2016.

Michigan sent a senior, two juniors and a sophomore to its post-game press conference, but Torina was joined by freshman Hoover and sophomore Landry.

LSU is losing the leadership of its seniors, Kailey

see WORLD SERIES, page 7

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[Top] LSU junior infielder Sandra Simmons (3) talks to volunteer assistant coach Kara Dill before taking the plate, and [bottom] the LSU softball team gathers to celebrate junior infielder Sandra Simmons’ (3) home run during the Tigers’ 10-5 victory against Arizona on May 24 at Tiger Park.

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MEN’S GOLF

Tigers defeat USC, earn fifth national championship

BY JACK WOODS jwoods@lsureveille.com

Senior All-American Ben Taylor holed many putts for the LSU men’s golf team in his career.

However, none of them were bigger than the one he holed on June 3 on the 18th green at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, to clinch what turned out to be a 4-1 victory against USC and give the program its first national title in 60 years.

“Coach [Chuck Winstead] said to me numerous times today and said to me before I hit the last putt, I’ve holed a million of these putts,” Taylor said.

“It’s just one more putt, and we knew we were going to hole it.

We had the perfect line, and it was a very special moment for me to end my college career.

Holing that nine-foot putt to win the national championship was very special.”

Taylor had the chance to seal the match after the work of his teammates gave LSU a 2-0 lead.

Sophomore Brandon Pierce put LSU in command early with a 2 and 1 victory against USC sophomore Rico Hoey. Junior Zach Wright extended LSU’s lead to 2-0 by defeating freshman Sean Crocker, 3 and 2, to set the stage for Taylor.

Taylor found himself trailing junior Bobby Gojuangco as

they headed to the 17th tee box.

Both men found the fairway, but Taylor found the superior second shot as he attempted to reach the green in two.

He chose the correct club, a 4-iron, and saw his effort roll within five feet of the pin, allowing him to drain an eagle putt and square the match as he headed to the 18th tee.

Gojuangco bogeyed No. 18, giving Taylor the chance to clinch the match and the national championship by twoputting. Taylor said he wasn’t able to get his first putt anywhere near the hole, leaving himself with nearly a 10-foot

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LSU senior Stewart Jolly stares at the green Oct. 4, 2014 during David Toms Intercollegiate at University Club golf course.

Entertainment

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Baton Rouge local channels heritage and personality into jewelry line and music

BY JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ jfernandez@lsureveille.com

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Local musician Molly Taylor began her jewelry line ‘Beneath the Bark,’ using reclaimed wood as materials.

Her pieces will be featured at the Elm Street Social in New Orleans on June 20.

When Molly Taylor opens the door of her Baton Rouge home, it’s tough to find where living space ends and woodworking begins.

Taylor has been a part of the local music scene for the past few years and is currently recording her newest album.

Recently, she decided to embark on a new adventure — creating her own line of jewelry made from reclaimed wood called “Beneath the Bark.”

“This just happened,” Taylor said.

“I was thinking of Christmas present ideas, and then I started making earrings that weren’t involved with wood at all. It was just little jewel things.”

Taylor said she uses wood as her prime material because she lives above a wood shop, which houses massive piles of reclaimed wood.

She partners with boyfriend Andrew Moran, a woodworker and furniture designer from Baton Rouge and owner of Midcity Handmade. “[Moran] showed me how to use the tools even though I had an idea because I grew up in the country ... so I’ve already used all the tools before,” Taylor said.

Born and raised in Bush, Louisiana, Taylor moved to Baton Rouge when she was 18 years old because she said she wanted to follow her older sister Angie, a Univeristy alumna. Taylor enrolled at the University but dropped out after two weeks.

While at the University, Taylor wanted to study fashion design, an area of interest she credits as the reason she makes jewelry. Another reason, she said, is her home state.

“It’s all reclaimed. It’s all local, all Louisiana,” she said. “So it has a … home feeling to it. You know what you got, you know what you are wearing and you know it is handmade with love.”

Taylor has a Native American background, which has a large influence on the shapes of her jewelry, varying between triangles, squares, circles and rectangles.

And while she’s dedicated to her line, she’s recently been shifting between making jewelry and recording her

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 new album.

Taylor said she started playing music when she was 11 years old. Her parents enrolled her in a variety of sports and extracurricular activities when she was younger to see what she would like.

She started in band, but when the school found out she could sing, they added her to the choir.

She was placed in a talented music program in high school, and having only three general studies classes allowed Taylor to dedicate the rest of her day to music.

She recorded her first album when she was 16, and her second album a few years later. She said she’s finally recording her third album after a two year hiatus.

“I feel like it’s the perfect time in my life right now to focus on what I want to do,” Taylor said. “And that’s playing music and touring and making records and making jewelry.”

One of the reasons the record has taken so long to create is because Taylor is indecisive about what she wants on the record.

That’s one of the main reasons behind her shelving her last album.

“I wasn’t happy with it,” Taylor said.

“I am who I am as a person, but my emotions, my feelings are different now than they were six months ago. They are different now than they were a year ago.”

But now, Taylor said she’s clear on the direction her new album is taking.

Until recently, Taylor had been playing solo, but her new album will feature lead guitar player Joshua Magee, who she met while bartending. She said Magee is a phenomenal musician, and she’s honored to be working with him.

Taylor recently started recording her new album in Mandeville with Darren Phipps of Louisiana Media Group.

Her album will be released in fall 2015 followed by a U.S. tour shortly after.

“I’m really excited about it,” Taylor said. “It’s my roots. It’s who I am. It’s dirty. It’s got my rock and roll rebellion, but it also has my sweet southern bell roots. And it has a lot of old western.”

Her newest single, “Goodbye,” can be found on iTunes and ReverbNation.

Taylor also will feature her “Beneath the Bark” jewelry line on June 20 at the Elm Street Social in New Orleans.

Her jewelry can be found on etsy.com/ btbjewelry, her website beneaththebarkjewelry.com and at her upcoming shows.

FOOD AND DRINK

Newk’s Eatery opens its second Baton Rouge location

BY ZOE GEAUTHREAUX zgeauthreaux@lsureveille.com The long-awaited Newk’s Eatery held its grand opening at 3332 Lake St., on Monday and will now operate daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

“People are excited that we’re here and it’s so close to campus,” said Reginald Holmes, the location’s general manager. “The turnout was busier than expected. We had about 100 more guests than we did during the soft opening.”

The 4,200-square-foot building, formerly a Gatti’s Pizza, was gutted then rebuilt to include an open kitchen and customized

finishes, such as the interior brick walls. The space is able to hold 150 guests with an additional 70 on its outdoor patio.

The restaurant’s proximity to LSU’s Student Health Center makes it a convenient dining option for students, faculty and staff on campus.

“We’re just really happy to be in this market,” said Mary Branton, Newk’s catering sales coordinator. “This location has been a long time coming.”

With its opening on Lake St., the Newk’s chain of restaurants now includes 80 locations in 13 states with plans for further expansion in Baton Rouge and a new location in Lafayette by the end of

this year.

Newk’s places special emphasis on its sizeable menu of healthy items, fast Grab-N-Go options and its roundtable of homemade complimentary toppings.

Customers recognized these emphasized features at the grand opening. University alumni Kassidy Herring and Kai Jackson said they would frequent the location because it was the “healthier choice.”

The crowd favorite at the opening was the Newk’s Favorite salad, which, according to the website, is a medley of “sliced flame-grilled chicken breast, Arcadian mixed greens, crumbled gorgonzola cheese, sliced grapes,

artichoke hearts, pecans, dried cranberries, house-made croutons and made-from-scratch sherry vinaigrette.”

Although technically considered a fast-casual restaurant, Newk’s tries to maintain an upscale feel with contemporary decor, complimentary items and an entirely homemade menu.

The culture and mission statement are carried in pocket-card form by members of the staff, according to Candace Gandy, elementary education junior and Newk’s counter server. First time Newk’s customer and renewable resources senior Abigail Sevier described the location as having “a welcoming vibe.”

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Newk’s Club sandwich was a popular choice at the grand opening of Newk’s Eatery’s Northgate location on Monday.

Opinion

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FÚtbol Fever Soccer quickly gaining following in U.S.

SAVE THE PHOTOG JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ Photographer, Writer Honor to whom honor is due.

This past weekend, I had the chance to watch two major sporting events — LSU baseball’s Baton Rouge Super Regional games against University of LouisianaLafayette and the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus F.C. and FC Barcelona.

Both lived up to the hype.

Everyone knows that football (or soccer, as it’s called here in the United States) has been growing exponentially both locally and nationally in the past few years.

According to The Londoner Pub & Grill bar owner Luke Betts, who has a local live soccer show on ESPN radio every Sunday night, the only way to catch a Champions League match on TV 20 years ago would have been on an obscure channel at 3 a.m., six hours after the game was actually played.

Now, you can watch soccer on nearly every major TV network. NBC airs the English Premier League every weekend, Fox Sports plays the FA Cup and on beIN Sports, you can watch the Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A.

Betts and many other fans believe the catalyst to this evolution of the sport is due to U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Men’s National Team gaining popularity.

“Now that U.S. plays, the people can recognize and see them week in, week out,” Betts said.

Just a year ago, Betts said he was seeing at least a thousand soccer fans a day come through The Londoner’s doors when the U.S. was playing and had all three local TV stations recording the World Cup-fevered fans.

On Saturday, I couldn’t find a seat at The Londoner to watch the dominant Barcelona team led by Lionel Messi win its fifth Champions League title.

Soccer fans are currently a minority, but with the exponential growth soccer has shown in the U.S., I agree with Betts when he says soccer will be fighting to be the top sport in the nation alongside football.

Even if sports fans unfamiliar to soccer disagree, it’s no secret baseball is no longer a national game, as it has become more of a regional sport.

While football, baseball and basketball have a wide audience, it won’t be for long. It may only take the U.S. hosting a World Cup to reach the No. 1 spot in sports fans’ hearts.

Betts assures that if individuals go somewhere like the

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Barcelona fans cheer prior to the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona Saturday at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Germany.

Burbank Soccer Complex, there are about 3,000 to 4,000 kids cued up playing soccer from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., rotating through the soccer fields.

If fans want to catch a soccer match, their safest bet will probably be The Londoner. According to Betts, they’ll turn off any

LSU game to show soccer, and they will be playing every single match for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Other places near campus showing the number one sport in the World are The Chimes, The Varsity Theatre (which plays most of the UEFA

Champions League games on the big screens), Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar and sometimes even Pluckers Wing Bar. Javier Fernández is a 26-yearold creative writing senior from Guatemala City, Guatemala.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP, from page 3 putt to seal the title.

He buried it.

“It was a perfect moment to end a perfect college career, and I couldn’t be more happy,” Taylor told Golf Channel’s Angela Hamann following the win.

“I’m emotional and don’t even know what else to say. It’s been a great day, and what a finish to my college career. I’m so happy — just a great feeling,” The teams split the remaining two matches, giving LSU a 4-1 victory. LSU sophomore Eric Ricard defeated freshman Jonah Texeira by a 1-up margin, and USC senior Eric

WORLD SERIES, from page 3 a huge difference maker in this season that people don’t really know who to be prepared for on any given day. We always have that in our back pocket.”

But LSU’s undefeated streak came to a grinding halt against defending national champion Florida in Game 1 of the Tigers’ first Southeastern Conference road series on March 13. The Tigers then rallied to take the series with wins in Games 2 and 3.

Despite scoring nine runs in the first inning, LSU rallied to win Game 2 in a dramatic fashion to knot the series.

After Florida tied the game with a grand slam in the sixth inning, junior catcher Kellsi Kloss stepped up to the plate with two outs and two strikes on the board with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh.

On the fifth pitch of the at-bat, Kloss smashed a grand slam over the left field wall to secure a 14-10 victory for LSU. After their 10-3 victory in Game 3 of the series, the Tigers earned their first No. 1 ranking in program history the following week.

During the 2015 season, LSU held the No. 1 ranking for three weeks while earning a 7-4 mark as the nation’s top team.

Despite its record-breaking start, the Tigers finished the season in a downturn, losing five of their last eight regular season games, including conference series against Missouri and Auburn.

Although LSU went one and done in the SEC Tournament, the Tigers still earned the No. 5 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and an opportunity to host an NCAA Regional and a Super Regional.

After destroying Texas Southern 15-0 in its Baton Rouge Regional opener, the Tigers fell to Arizona State, 1-0, despite freshman pitcher Carley Hoover, who emerged as the Tigers’ undisputed ace, throwing a gem of a game.

Following the Tigers’ win against Nebraska in an elimination game, Hoover’s confidence in the circle fueled LSU’s twogame sweep of Arizona State in the regional final to advance to the first-ever Baton Rouge Super Regional.

“There [is] such a different presence when Carley is on the mound,” Kloss said. “You just

Sugimoto defeated LSU senior Stewart Jolly by the same scoreline.

LSU’s fifth national championship (1940, 1942, 1947, 1955 and 2015), meant Winstead’s goal “to build the best program in the country” came to fruition.

Not only did the Tigers claim their first national title after a long wait, they won the Southeastern Conference championship for the first time since 1987. LSU also tied a team-best five wins in a season, matching the mark previously set during the 1959-1960 season.

Winstead said he’s proud of his players not just as golffeel an aura over the whole entire team. You just know that Carley will do whatever she can to win a ball game. She’s such a big competitor.”

During the Tigers’ Super Regional and WCWS run, Hoover led the pitching staff with seven starts in 11 appearances while posting a 1.89 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 48 and 2/3 innings pitched.

Although LSU fell one

The Daily Reveille ers, but as people. He also offered praise for the role supporters played in helping to get the program to its current level.

“There are a lot of people at LSU that care about men’s golf and really the athletic department, so having graduated from LSU and being a Tiger, it’s very special,” Winstead said.

“The supporters at LSU and the administration have very much supported us these 10 years.

We didn’t do this by ourselves, so I think it means quite a lot.

They’ve invested.”

You can reach Jack Woods on Twitter @Jack_TDR. game short of reaching the championship series, Torina and company’s dominance during the 2015 season earned LSU a place among the elite in collegiate softball.

“This was a special group,” Torina said. “They had great chemistry. They had great leadership.”

You can reach Morgan Prewitt on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.

page 7 In the circle, LSU is returning four pitchers with McCasland, Dylan Supak and a combined ERA of 1.84. center fielder A.J. Andrews, Hoover (18-7) and Allie Walsomething Hoover described ljasper (16-5), the two freshas “clearly irreplaceable.” But men, shouldered most of the only Andrews was a regular load during the postseason. starter in LSU’s lineup.

The pair now has a full sea“We had a ton of under- son of experience pitching in classmen in the game today a loaded Southeastern Conand a ton of underclassmen ference. Undefeated sophothat were contributors all more Kelsee Selman (9-0) and season long,” Torina said fol- sophomore Baylee Corbello lowing the loss.

(9-2) will also “Having the be available in ‘I’ve really just been 2016. core of your team playing in focused on this season Not only is a game like this, LSU returnright here, and right ing players being in this set— now, all I can see is it’s adding new ting and being in this scenario next year’s national ones. The Tigers I think is huge signed six touted championship.’ going down the incoming freshroad.” men on National LSU is reSigning Day to CARLEY HOOVER, turning five bolster an alLSU freshman pitcher A l l-A mer ic a ns ready loaded and 8 of 9 playroster. ers from the “There’s no starting lineup, guarantees for and each of them now have the next season,” Torina said. experience playing on col- “But they definitely have all lege softball’s biggest stage of the tools, talent, ability in with this season’s third place order to put them back in this finish. spot and continue to achieve The Tigers’ lineup has even more than this.” continued to improve each After the loss to Michiseason during Torina’s ten- gan, Hoover had already beure. In 2012, LSU hit .220. gun to shift her focus to the In 2013 that number rose .65 future. points to .285. Last season, “I’ve really just been foLSU hit .314, and this year cused on this season right the Tigers finished at a mark here, and right now, all I can of .335. see is next year’s national With all but one starter re- championship,” Hoover said. turning, the Tigers could be poised to improve at the plate You can reach Jack Woods on again in 2016.

Twitter @Jack_TDR.

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page 8 TOPS, from page 1 to cut the rising cost of TOPS in the face of a $1.6 billion budget shortfall created by the state’s multi-billion dollar tax incentive program.

THE BUDGET PROBLEM In a report on the budget crisis, Steve Spires from the left-leaning Louisiana Budget Project describes the budget shortfall as a result of a structural deficit.

Gov. Bobby Jindal says the drop in the price of oil created the state’s budget crisis. However, an examination of state records shows that the budget shortfall stood at $1.2 billion before the drop in oil prices. The drop in predicted profits from Louisiana oil only accounts for less than a quarter of the entire budget shortfall.

A review of the Louisiana Department of Revenue’s data on tax exemptions shows that Louisiana collected $7.4 billion in revenue and gave out $7.6 billion in exemptions in 2014.

From 1999 to 2014, the state’s tax revenues have increased by 65 percent. The state’s tax exemptions increased by 489 percent.

The Louisiana film tax credit program alone cost the state $251 million in 2013. Taxpayers pay 30 percent of all in-state costs that exceed $300,000, and according to a 2012 report from the Louisiana Budget Project, the state recovers less than 20 percent of what it pays in tax credits to help make the films.

On average, for every dollar the state invests in the movie industry, it only sees a 20 cent return.

This spring, the House passed legislation capping the film tax credit at $200 million, which legislators predict will save the state $26 million.

Spires attributes the budgetary shortfall to the repeal of the Stelly tax plan in 2008, which transferred the tax burden from sales taxes on lowerincome citizens to progressive income taxes on upper-income citizens and to the state’s tax incentive program.

BREGMAN, from page 1 turn double plays together, and I had a great time doing that. I give him a lot of congrats, and I hope he got to enjoy it. ... He’s a good friend of mine, and I’m really happy for him.”

Some scouts believe Bregman will eventually move to second base, which he said he is willing to do, but he hasn’t been paying much attention to projections. He actually played at catcher in high school and on a summer league team he played on before arriving at LSU, but LSU coach Paul Mainieri requested he take ground balls everyday before his first practice with the Tigers.

Bregman did, and, within 10 minutes of his first day on the field at Alex Box Stadium, Mainieri knew he found his next shortstop.

But even the LSU skipper, who calls Bregman “the greatest joy for a coach,” has been impressed

BY THE NUMBERS: THE TAYLOR OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS (TOPS) In 2014, TOPS and other higher education expenditures equaled $374 million, a figure the state could fully fund with a 5 percent cut to the state’s tax exemptions.

The 2015 legislative session has seen uncharacteristic moves to cut back certain tax incentive programs in order to fund higher education with the House passing $615 million in new tax revenues and the Senate Finance Committee adding $120 million in revenue to the House’s legislation. However, even with the motivation to cut down on certain tax credits, TOPS remains under legislative inquisition as long-term viability is questionable.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION In Louisiana, legislators cannot legally touch the funding of around two-thirds of the budget due to funding protections in the state constitution.

Higher education and health care fall in the one-third that is unprotected.

Higher education funding consists of approximately three percent of Louisiana’s entire budget. Of that percentage, TOPS takes up around 60 percent of the state’s funding.

“Is it affordable under these circumstances?” James Richardson, director of LSU’s Public Administration Institute, asked rhetorically. “If they are not willing to raise revenue, with his improvement since the fall of his freshman year.

“There’s zero question in my mind that this guy is an excellent major league shortstop,” Mainieri said. “I think Houston will see that and give him an opportunity to play there. I think Houston will see that he’s true a leader in the infield. ... Now, with that said, what an organization’s needs are may dictate that he moves to another position. But it won’t be because he can’t play shortstop.”

Now, Bregman turns his focus back to preparation for the Tigers’ 17th trip to the College World Series. But for a diamond rat like Bregman, it makes sense that he wouldn’t take time off on draft day.

“I was hitting this morning,” Bregman said. “We’re focused on Omaha.”

You can reach James Bewers on Twitter @JamesBewers_TDR.

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The TOPS program accounts for 1.7 percent of Louisiana’s overall budget. $250 million: the cost of TOPS in the 2014 fiscal year $347 million: the cost of TOPS and other higher education expenditures in 2014 $387 million: the cost the state Legislature expects the program to reach by 2018

then no. It’s very simple.”

State Rep. J. Rogers Pope, R-Denham Springs, is one of the many politicians supporting reform for the scholarship program in the 2015 legislative session.

“Every time colleges raise tuition, TOPS liabilities for the state increase and it’s gotten to the point where we probably need to cap TOPS,” Pope said.

“I don’t think it’s going away anytime soon, but I don’t think we’ll increase it.”

Capping it is exactly what state Sen. Jack Donahue, RMandeville, proposes.

Senate Bill 48, filed by Donahue and state Sen. Conrad Appel, R-Metairie, would untie TOPS from tuition increases and force the Legislature to vote on whether to raise TOPS awards to meet those increases.

Under Donahue’s proposal, the Legislature would not have the power to decrease the scholarship’s amount, but could allow schools to raise tuition and have students pay the difference between the TOPS scholarship and the increase in tuition.

Donahue’s bill passed the Senate on a 27-9 vote and passed the House, despite Jindal’s opposition to the legislation, on a 61-33 vote. If the Senate approves the House’s amendments, Jindal’s past statements likely point to a veto. However, after the House passed the

legislation, the governor’s office remained ambiguous on whether Jindal will veto SB 48, stating “We still have concerns with the bill.”

A veto would force lawmakers to obtain a two-thirds majority to override the governor and pass the bill into law.

Currently, the TOPS award matches tuition increases, and in 2010 Jindal signed the Granting Resources and Autonomies for Diplomas Act, also known as the GRAD Act, into law, giving universities increased tuition authority in exchange for meeting specific performance objectives. Since the law’s introduction, LSU has met the benchmark each year, only to have budget cuts cancel out the additional revenue.

“Whenever we hit that benchmark, it’s a reward. You get to go up on tuition. You can put more money toward faculty, student services, but instead what the state had decided to do was cut our state appropriations by the exact same amount,” Tommy Smith, LSU’s associate vice chancellor of Finance & Administrative Services and vice provost for Finance, said.

The GRAD Act expires this year, giving the Legislature the sole power over the state’s college tuition rates.

Along with Donahue’s TOPS legislation, the senator filed Senate Bill 155, which pro-

poses giving higher education institutions tuition autonomy.

Jindal’s opposition to Donahue’s TOPS legislation points to a likely veto on SB 155 in the event it passes the legislature, which would force another possible attempt to override a Jindal veto.

A BUDGETARY PARADOX This spring is one of the many legislative seasons since 2008 when higher education is in danger of losing a substantial amount of state funding. While universities are the go-to target for yearly budget cuts, TOPS has been almost untouchable due to its popularity.

“It’s a certain entitlement program, and I bet if you took a poll of [students], the odds are they would be overwhelmingly in favor of TOPS,” Richardson said.

According to Louisiana Transparency and Accountability’s figures, TOPS expenditures have increased dramatically since 2010, while other spending on higher education remained stagnant.

Once the Legislature reveals the actual impact of the 2015 budget cuts to higher education, depending on whether Jindal vetoes the budget, TOPS could go from being the largest source of spending on higher education by the state to nearly being the only source of spending.

If TOPS becomes the only expenditure under higher education, legislators will have to decide whether to abide by budgetary constitutional protections, repeal the budgetary protections to free up money elsewhere or reform TOPS. Previous attempts to reform the program, such as capping the rewards, raising the academic standards and means testing the program have all failed.

According to the Louisiana Board of Regents, the average household income range of TOPS recipients is between $70,000 and $99,999, while the median household income in Louisiana is $44,164.

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LSU junior infielder Alex Bregman (8) celebrates with fans after the Tigers’ 6-3 victory against UL-Lafayette in the Baton Rouge Super Regional on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium.