The House has approved eleven measures that raises revenue to prevent cuts to higher ed, but for Governor Bobby Jindal to sign them, there needs to be a tax cut, which is where the so-called SAVE Fund comes in. Board of Regents President Roy O’Martin says if legislators want to protect higher ed, they need to approve it…
CUT 8 (09) “save higher education”
Some opposing lawmakers call it a “shell-game”

Eleven revenue generating bills approved by the state House are creating concern for State Treasurer John Kennedy; saying at least five bills have passed by majority-which Kennedy says is against the State Constitution. He says the legislature is relying on a 1993 attorney general’s opinion that states that a simple majority is required to suspend an existing tax exemption…
CUT 13 (06) Q: ‘even on point”
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There is almost a football-type atmosphere with the upcoming NCAA baseball Super Regionals as the LSU Tigers prepare to take on UL Lafayette. Assistant Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says this is a huge matchup…
CUT 11 (08) Q: “bigger prize”
Game one is Saturday night at Alex Box, and like a Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, tickets may be a little hard to find.

Hollywood South has spread it wings out to Vermillion Parish, as an HBO film crew is shooting a new series in Kaplan. Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission Director, Allison Miller, says the series “Quarry” to air on Cinemax will bring a nice boost to the local economy…
CUT 5 (08) Q: “while they’re here”