Funding, UL, LSU, everybody

[CajunFun]

_ I mentioned that my office had been working on something big.

I don't think most people realize how large the budget cuts are to UL and higher education. Here's an idea: according to CABL, the budget cuts are larger than LSU's entire state funding for the BR campus.

It's about the same as the state funding for UL, UNO, & Tech put together.

And that's only this year. Next year, they expect to double those cuts.

I just came from a meeting of the state's SGA officers at Bourgeois Hall. We launched an on-line petition for an amendment to fix funding for education, all levels, at 105% of the Southern Region. You can see the link top middle of ultoday.com.

Quite a few of the students signed up right there. The first student to step up was Jamey Arnette, UL SGA President, and student member of the Board of Regents.

But please, this is not a petition for UL. It's for everyone; each signer can indicate which school he/she supports.

But each time someone signs it, it will generate an email to the Governor's office, both US Senators, and based on your address, your Congressman, State Senator, and State Legislator.

There are 200K students in LA higher ed. There are about 800K college graduates in the state. If we move even a fraction of those, maybe we can finally move Louisiana forward.

Please, do two things:

1) Take a second, sign it.

2) Email a few friends about it, and ask them to forward it to their friends.

If you want to email everyone you know, fine, but please don't wait until you have time for that before you eMail a few friends. The power of this is in the message being passed on. _

PS: We started a Facebook Group: I Signed the Petition to Protect Louisiana Education!

[rhineaux]

_ PS: We started a Facebook Group: I Signed the Petition to Protect Louisiana Education! _

I think a while back you mentioned that you were going to compose a list of goverment officials' e-mail addresses and post them on the site. It may have been around the time of the Bowl fiasco. Have you done that? I've been looking for contact info for several government officials, but they're spread out all over the place.

[CajunFun]

_ I think a while back you mentioned that you were going to compose a list of goverment officials' e-mail addresses and post them on the site. It may have been around the time of the Bowl fiasco. Have you done that? I've been looking for contact info for several government officials, but they're spread out all over the place. _

Here you go:

Support the Cajuns, Contact Your Legislator

Some of may be out of date, I haven't had a chance to comb it since the last election...

[CajunFun]

_ Thanks fun. I just signed up, created a group on facebook, and sent out over 100 invites. _

Foofoo,

What's your facebook group? I want to join.

[ManAboutTown]

_ Foofoo,

What's your facebook group? I want to join. _

Stop Louisiana Budget Cuts! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67346716511

anyone else, please feel free to join. And fun, if you'd like, I can ad you as an admin and you can keep everyone update to current status of this. let me know.

[Zeebart21]

_ Stop Louisiana Budget Cuts! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67346716511

anyone else, please feel free to join. And fun, if you'd like, I can ad you as an admin and you can keep everyone update to current status of this. let me know. _

awwwwww, man!! your names not really foofoo......Im bummed.

joined up, though!

Z

[ManAboutTown]

_ awwwwww, man!! your names not really foofoo......Im bummed.

joined up, though!

Z _

Sorry to disappoint Z . . .
You understand though.. Marketing reasons

[Boomer]

_ Foofoo,

What's your facebook group? I want to join. _

Fun do you know the formula that were used to determine the cuts?????

[rhineaux]

_ Here you go:

Support the Cajuns, Contact Your Legislator

Some of may be out of date, I haven't had a chance to comb it since the last election... _

Thanks, I was actually hoping you had the info for the big dog at the top. I found the contact link on his website, but when you want to reach several people, and the only way to contact the main person is through a comment form like that, then it kinda reduces the effect.

I'll figure something out though, and send something out to them real soon.

[CajunFun]

_ Thanks, I was actually hoping you had the info for the big dog at the top. I found the contact link on his website, but when you want to reach several people, and the only way to contact the main person is through a comment form like that, then it kinda reduces the effect.

I'll figure something out though, and send something out to them real soon. _

Here's a phone: 225.342.7015

I don't have HIS email, but I have the eMail of people in his office... call me if you want that.