re: Deal to replace PMAC arena could require LSU land, new tax. Public can't see the details.

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LSU has thus far refused to turn over any documents related to the selection process or to identify the two developers vying for the project.

In denying a public records request from The Advocate | The Times-Picayune, LSU attorneys said those records are “within the custody and control of TAF,” which is a private entity that raises money to support LSU’s athletic programs.

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I get it. Private organization, private funds, means they can conduct business as they want as long as it’s legal.

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It will not have any impact on taxpayers,” Keli Zinn, LSU’s executive deputy athletic director, recently told The Advocate. “It will be financed all through the developer.”

But according to Charles Landry, the lawyer shepherding the deal with TAF, several streams of public money may be needed to make the project work, including new sales taxes that the developer could use to help pay for it

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Well, if it requires tax dollars to pay for then they need to comply with the FOIA