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Just over a week till the Dallas LSU Alumni host their 31st Annual Crawfish Boil at Double D Ranch in Mesquite, TX. Complete information can be found on our website, www.lsualumnidallas.com, and order forms can be accessed by clicking on the crawfish boil banner on our home page. Last year, 825 enjoyed crawfish or jambalaya so this year we've increased the cooker size and created a second beer station to avoid long lines and speed delivery. No one will be turned away. Tickets for tables of 6 or 8 can be purchased for $35 each or individual tickets as low as $40. But hurry. Early bird prices end at midnight Thursday, April 15th. Whether you reside in the DFW area or just visiting that weekend, plan to join with us as we raise money for scholarship for LSU students. Join our Dallas chapter. 80% of membership dues go directly to scholarships with LSUAA. Register now using PayPal and contribute to LSU while enjoying time with other passionate fans. If you need further assistance, contact John Pierce at memerbship@lsualumnidallas.com. Cya on the 17th and thanks for your support in helping us to raise $20K in 2010!

Our LSU License Plates campaign is fast approaching the desired quota amount of 1900 sets in sales. On Wednesday, April 29th, TDoT emailed that we had sales of 1752 sets of plates to date. That leaves us with only 158 sets remaining to reach our quota and receive a refund of our $8000 deposit. The alumni and friends of LSU have taken this campaign by storm and Christina Flores of TDot reminds us in each email how amazed they are that we have been so successful in less than 9 months time.

The number of pictures of plates on vehicles of adoring owners continues to come in regularly and more and more people are taking notice of our free advertising for LSU. (Some in state school websites have not had the same complimentary accolades about our LSU plates but then that's for them to get over!) If you had been at our crawfish boil on April 18th, you'd have seen a plethora of LSU plates in our parking lot and listened to how excited their owners were when they checked in.

If you have not ordered your plates, this is the month to do so! Your order not only assures that our deposit, which was put up for all to enjoy our plates sooner, will be refunded sooner but also that more plates will be riding the highways of Texas and reminding potential Tiger students of the support of LSU alumni and fans of our school outside the state of Louisiana.

TDoT on line ordering links can be found on our Dallas website, (www.lsualumnidallas.com.) Both regular and personalized LSU plates can be purchased using these links and delivery of each is usually within 21 days. You will receive an email receipt upon filing and your plates will be mailed to your local tax assessor's office for pickup. Prorating of registration fee will be done at the same time to coordinate the expiration date of each so there is no reason to wait till your current plates or registration expire.

Your support of this campaign is greatly appreciated. As the first out of state school to have specialty plates in Texas, we have raised the standard for the now 6 more schools who have inquired about plates for their schools. But just remember- there can only be one number 1 and everyone else will have to hustle to exceed our success rating. We appreciate all who have sent information to other LSU fans and look forward to announcing when we have finally exceeded 1900. Your order could be that one!

Should you have any questions, contact us at membership@lsualumnidallas.com.

Geaux Tigers!

When we addressed the design with the LSU Licensing Dept., we were informed that LSU has standardized it's logo to the one that is on the plate. And that will be the one used in all states that pursue specialty plates. That design was created by the LSU Licensing Dept. and they have been a tremendous help in working with TDoT to get production under way. The first production sample plate is due out this week.

Black Bengal, if the system cannot accept personalized specialty plates yet, how can the names be taken? We're not putting the order forms on the two websites until the process is completed and there's no name carry over from previous personalized plates

TDoT is not yet set up to accept personalized specialty plates for LSU. One they are, the order forms on both the Houston and Dallas websites will be chaged to allow you to order either sequencial plates or personalized specialty plates directly from TDoT. The cost of the regular (sequencial) plates will be $30. The cost of a personalized plate is $40 and for a personalized LSU plate it's $70 (combination of cost of each.) You can use a total of 6 spaces for your personalized feature.