Which University and Who is the Cronie?

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So what university is trying to get one of their cronies on as a board member and the person lives out of state?

This shite is ridiculous. Such waste. Imagine how low voter turnout will be on this in the four parishes that have nothing other than this on the ballot.

BACKGROUND
The Dec. 5 ballot contains one constitutional amendment proposal. This item was adopted by the Legislature on Oct.
21 in the second special session, too late to be included on the Nov. 3 ballot. Dec. 5 is the runoff for congressional
and local races around the state. Four parishes – Claiborne, Pointe Coupee, Red River and Sabine – do not have
runoffs, so in those parishes this amendment will be the only item on the ballot. The additional estimated cost of
having the amendment on a statewide ballot is $376,000. The state’s total cost of the Dec. 5 election is estimated to
be $6 million. The companion statute, known as the Lod Cook Act, is named after one of the most famous alumni
and benefactors of Louisiana State University. In his later years, Cook lived out of state and would have been constitutionally prohibited from serving on the LSU Board of Supervisors, a circumstance this amendment would change.
Cook passed away in September.

CURRENT SITUATION
The Louisiana Constitution establishes a management board for each of the state’s college and university systems:
Louisiana Community and Technical College, Louisiana State University, Southern University and University of
Louisiana. Each system board has 15 voting members appointed by the governor. The members are comprised of
two from each of the state’s six congressional districts and three from the state at large.

PROPOSED CHANGE
The amendment would allow up to two of the at-large members to reside out of state. The out-of-state members
would still be appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate but would also require a recommendation
of the board. The Board of Regents would not be affected. All four of the college supervisory boards supported this
proposal and no one testified against the legislation.

ARGUMENT FOR
Louisiana colleges have a lot of graduates and other supporters who live out of state. Allowing two of 15 members to
be from outside the state provides for a bigger pool of candidates. These members could bring a wealth of knowledge,
perspective and support to Louisiana’s higher education systems. Several other states allow out-of-state members
on their college boards.

ARGUMENT AGAINST
There is no requirement that the out-of-state members be graduates of the institutions they will govern. A broader
reform might have moved the details of the composition of these boards out of the Constitution and into statute
where they can be adjusted as necessary by the Legislature