This is the only answer, but no one in Baton Rouge seems to have the political will to try, which is sad. I am really disappointing in Jindal for not pushing this issue and letting his opposition paint him as anti higher-ed. Another thing that contributes to the 90% number is the fact that LSU runs the largest hospital system in the state. So much of that 90% cut to the LSU system is actually being cut from the hospital system, which dwarfs the universities' budgets by a wide margin.

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Posted by Mudminnow

Houston, TX

Member since Aug 2004

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Posted on 11/12/13 at 6:46 pm to kingbob

I have seen what the budget cuts have done to LSU, I'm afraid to see what state the hospital system is in if it took 90% of the cuts.Yikes!

LSU has cancelled programs, eliminated various parts of facility services, and faculty and staff have left in large numbers. However, LSU still has a very large administration and they didn't make any cuts in that area.

Jindal's cutting the Stelly tax act which tremendously helped education and LSU grow by leaps and bounds in the 90's, didn't help.

Bama has done a really nice job and sticking to a plan and going the extra mile in building something. LSU seems to half arse just about everything.

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Posted by Jim Rockford

Member since May 2011

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Posted on 11/13/13 at 1:59 am to kingbob

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I am really disappointing in Jindal for not pushing this issue and letting his opposition paint him as anti higher-ed

It's not that he's letting his opposition paint him as anti education through some tactical oversight on his part. He really is anti-public education, at all levels, and it's done with an eye to GOP primary voters. He still harbors presidential ambitions. He never has given a shite about this state, except as a stepping stone. Now that he's in his second term, he's dropped all pretense of caring.

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