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Posted on 11/27/17 at 12:53 pm to hardhead
They are also changing the name of CEBA Lane
RIP...
RIP...
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:02 pm to Pelican fan99
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What a waste of time
It's something for the blacks, gays and lesbians to make believe they've actually achieved something.
This post was edited on 11/27/17 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:04 pm to JS87
Why in the frick are they getting rid of de Bore? The guy established the sugar industry in Louisiana for God's sake.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:05 pm to JS87
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“During the review process, research was conducted on those who have campus roadways named for them and their contribution to the university,” LSU said in a statement. “The majority had little to no significant connection to LSU and were named without a formal process,”
Semmes was a professor at LSU after the war. No problem with renaming it Veterans Drive or whatever, but they ought to be honest about the motive instead of claiming he had no connection with LSU.
As for some of the others: Minnie Fiske was a famous 19th Century Actress born in New Orleans. Dorothy Dix was a pioneering newspaper columnist for the New Orleans Picayune. These names seem appropriate for streets on Sorority Row. They are being changed to "Parking Lot." WTF?
William C.C. Claiborne was the first Governor of Louisiana. His street is being renamed "Spruce," a tree not native to Louisiana. Again, WTF?
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:07 pm to bdevill
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It's something for the blacks, gays and lesbians to make believe they've actually achieved something.
Exactly. Now they get to celebrate their great successes changing the name of a street that no one gives a frick about.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:08 pm to JS87
I'm sure the Semmes family is devastated.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:09 pm to JS87
Like anyone knows who Raphael Semmes was.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:09 pm to JS87
Semmes was one of the best commerce raiders in history.
Some of his records still stand today.
Some of his records still stand today.
This post was edited on 11/27/17 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:11 pm to Jim Rockford
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they ought to be honest about the motive instead of claiming he had no connection with LSU.
Ding ding ding!
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:11 pm to TrueTiger
No body care about a road name, but watch if they come after fighting tigers how quickly the push back will be massive.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:11 pm to TrueTiger
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Semmes was one of the best commerce raiders in history. Some if his records still stand today.
He pretty much singlehandedly devasted the US merchant shipping industry, and led to the practice of registering vessels under foreign flags.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:19 pm to Packer
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For one year. He was at LSU as long as Ben Simmons
Boom!
Ben Simmons > Semmes
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:21 pm to JS87
Who cares?
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:22 pm to JS87
let's just change all street names everywhere to numbers.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:26 pm to JS87
Evangeline Circle
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Dad said that was Box Alley in his day
or Canyon can't remember- many a story of panty raids abound
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Dad said that was Box Alley in his day
or Canyon can't remember- many a story of panty raids abound
This post was edited on 11/27/17 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:31 pm to JS87
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LSU professor Bob Mann wrote an opinion piece calling for the name to be changed.
My opinion is that his name should be changed to Bobbie Bitch, because he isn’t a man.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:32 pm to JS87
I really just don’t care anymore
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:34 pm to JS87
To save money they could just cut off the second half of the sign and name it after the ninja turtle.
Posted on 11/27/17 at 1:36 pm to JS87
quote:There's a good reason right there to change the name of the street....
serving as captain of the CSS Alabama.
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