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ARD C T R O P E TION R A tte C U D E D-Ville Pla r, R u E le F H a L G I Sen. Eric RE H U T A L S I G E for: 19 L A. L Bills voted t: 6 ille
SG assigns grades to state legislators
BY JUSTIN DICHARIA jdicharia@lsureveille.com Louisiana legislators were reminded of the red ink letter grades on top of quizzes and tests in elementary school as Student Government released a report card Monday grading state legislators on their dedication to higher education. This legislative session, state lawmakers frantically searched for solutions to a $1.6 billion budget shortfall that threatened an 82 percent cut to Louisiana’s state universities and colleges. Through a series of cutbacks to tax incentives and a political showdown on the phantom SAVE tax, the Legislature approved a budget, which lowered the budget deficit and fully funded higher education. The SAVE Act, proposed by Sen. Jack Donahue, R-Mandeville, was an attempt to prevent Gov. Bobby Jindal from vetoing the state budget. The act provided a phantom tax and tax rebate, which met the re-
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quirements of Jindal’s “no tax” pledge, complying with Grover Norquist and the Americans for Tax Reform’s requirements of no net tax increases. Gubernatorial candidate Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite, opposed the SAVE Act along with many Republicans and Democrats in the House and Democrats in the Senate. Edwards received an 88.9 percent B on the SG report card for his votes against legislation with SAVE language, a tuition and fee control bill and the original proposed state budget. Edwards explained his opposition to the
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All numbers are from SG’s 2015 Higher Education Report Card. The 30 bills considered are the pieces of legislation that matter to LSU students. Committee votes were not used for the report. Absent votes are automatic zeros, and legislators who authored bills were given extra points. You can view the report card in its entirety at lsuherc.weebly.com
CONSTRUCTION
LSU looks to avoid elimination from CWS Roads surrounding The Standard to be fixed by fall BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com
JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ / The Daily Reveille
LSU junior outfielder Mark Laird (9) reacts after missing a foul ball during the Tigers’ 10-3 loss against TCU in the NCAA Men’s College World Series on Sunday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb.
OMAHA – “Business trip” was the common phrase used by the LSU baseball team to describe the program’s 17th trip to the College World Series. For Tigers making a return to Omaha, it’s a trip of unfinished business, trying to right the wrongs of an 0-2 outing in their freshman season. For players here for the first time, it’s a chance to show the nation they mean business on the biggest stage. But as LSU coach Paul Mainieri will say, baseball can quickly
humble any player or team, and, on Sunday, the Tigers’ first showing at TD Ameritrade Park was far from business-like. “I can tell you one lesson you learn very quickly in this business is that not everything goes as planned,” Mainieri said. “This career is not one you sail on a ship on glass-like water. There’s a lot of turbulence that you have to navigate. [Sunday] was a disaster. I don’t know how else to say it. It was maybe the worst game we’ve had since I’ve been the coach at LSU in nine years.”
see CWS, page 7
BY RILEY KATZ rkatz@lsureveille.com
The roads that surround construction of the new apartment complex, The Standard at Baton Rouge, will be fixed by the company, National Corporate Leasing Director Cathy Bryan said. Since construction on The Standard began last year, the quality of roads around the site has dropped significantly. The roads are covered in dirt, filled with potholes and warped due to the inability to withstand the severe weight that comes with constant exposure to heavy machinery.
Fortunately for those who frequently drive down Aster, Alaska, Iowa and West Chimes streets, the wait for better roads will be over soon. Bryan said construction and street repairs will be complete before school starts in the fall. Bryan said when the project is complete, the area should be better than it was previously due to measures the company will take to make the area look new. Landscaping and new roads are just a couple of plans to bring the area up to The Standard’s quality. “We always, always leave
see THE STANDARD, page 7