re: Note to Out of State Alums

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Sounds like a rational thinking to me....if someone lives out of state, they are NOT paying Louisiana taxes and should have to pay the same as anyone else not paying Louisiana taxes.

Grow up people....

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So on the flip side...since I put my kids in private school can I refuse to pay the portion of my real estate taxes that fund the school board? That would be a nice big refund over the past 21 years of home ownership.

I'm sure you answer is "No" because obviously putting my kids in private school was my position I am in a good position that I can afford it. Fact of the matter is, LSU was, until recently, in a financial position where they could reward their alumni with these Bengal Legacy scholarships. Fortunately my son got the Bengal Legacy scholarship right before they ended the program and LSU has honored it. I also have the Florida Pre-paid College Tuition plan for all of my kids. My son forfeited the FL version (Bright Futures) of the TOPS award to attend LSU. He could go to any FL school including room & board for probably less than $3,000 a year. It costs me probably $18K a year at LSU. His semester fee bill last week (for tuition and fees only)after the Bengal Legacy scholarship and the FL Pre-paid were applied was till about $2,800 because of the tuition differential between FL and LA and 25% of the non-resident fee. Unfortunately, my daughter who is an outstanding student and graduatesy this coming May has accepted the fact that she will probably have to got to UF or FSU. Fact of the matter is that LSU is better off getting 25% of the non-resident fee than admitting an in state student. I'm not saying that is fair. I'm sure there are some pissed off LA parents whose kids didn't get into LSU that weren't happy about OOS students getting 75% off the non-resident fee.