The Jerry Baldwin Saga: 1998-2020

[CajunNation]

_I'm telling you guys, use that nice fleur de lis as our main logo, sans fire. and use it as as Ut does with the longhorn. Its no wonder why the powers that be don't want us to succeed, they are too concerned with us winning and using our pepper BS, and representing the state as some sort of Bush League gimmick thing (some sarcasm inserted for effect). And, if we need a mascot to walk around and play with the kids, then dress up someone in a red gator costume.

(pardon my negativity on this afternoons posts, Its been a long day and I'm in a poor mood) _

RIGHT ON !!!!!


Everywhere we have a flaming vegetable, it should be replaced with a red and white fleur-de-lis or an interlocking UL.

The more we junk everything up with the flames, and the yellow, the more bush league we look.

Some people need to remember we are THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

[NewsCopy]

Lawyers for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette say since some members of the jury can not remember how they voted when they awarded former football coach Jerry Baldwin $2 million last year. The rest of the story KATC

[NewsCopy]

A judge on Monday shot down an effort by attorneys for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to attack the $2 million verdict awarded to former football coach Jerry Baldwin. Baldwin, UL’s first black head football coach, won the verdict last year in a lawsuit alleging he was fired in 2001 for racial reasons. The university has maintained the coach was let go because of his losing record of 6-27 in three seasons. UL attorneys had hoped to call into question the verdict because two jurors could not recall their votes on all of the more than 20 questions the jury was asked to answer when deciding the case. Nineteenth Judicial District Judge Don Johnson ruled in Baton Rouge on Monday that regardless of whether each juror remembered how they voted on each question after deliberating 10 hours, the jury’s agreement with the overall decision seemed clear. Baldwin’s attorney, G. Karl Bernard, had noted that all the jurors remembered their vote on the $2 million damage award when questioned by the judge after trial. The rest of the story By RICHARD BURGESS Advocate Acadiana bureau

[UL_Cajuns]

How is this possible? THe guy was one of the worst coaches in UL history, he plays the race card and is now going to be a millionaire.

WOW. What has this country come to.

[rhineaux]

_ How is this possible? THe guy was one of the worst coaches in UL history, he plays the race card and is now going to be a millionaire.

WOW. What has this country come to. _

"The jury voted that race was not the sole reason for Baldwin’s termination but it did play a role in the university’s decision"

This is something I will never understand. by this statement, they are agreeing that the school had reason to fire him. Yet, they think he deserves some sort of restituion anyway?

Maybe I'm missing something...maybe one of the attorney's out there could enlighten me. Turbine??? :-)

[AstroCajun]

How is this possible? THe guy was one of the worst coaches in UL history, he plays the race card and is now going to be a millionaire.

WOW. What has this country come to.

Not so fast my friend.

The TRIAL court denied the motion for new trial.

UL still may appeal the decision to the First Circuit in B.R.

[DestinCajun]

_ Not so fast my friend.

The TRIAL court denied the motion for new trial.

UL still may appeal the decision to the First Circuit in B.R. _

If they have to they will go to the La State Supreme Court. That's an awful lot of money plus interest hanging out there. Can you compute the total amount to date?

[AstroCajun]

If they have to they will go to the La State Supreme Court. That's an awful lot of money plus interest hanging out there. Can you compute the total amount to date?

From the state bar judicial interest rate calculator

http://www.lsba.org/newintcalc.htm


08/19/2007 - 12/31/2007 $ 70,273.97(135 days @ $520.55/daily @ 9.500%/year)
01/01/2008 - 04/01/2008 $ 42,732.24(92 days @ $464.48/daily @ 8.500%/year)

For a total of $ 113,006.21

[DeadRed]

Don't worry about the money. Season ticket holders are going to be charged a fee for season tickets each of the next five years. You've heard of the Ragin Cajun Club dues. We all get Baldwin Club Dues. (Jerry has agreed to tithe the customary 10% of all proceeds to the church of his choice)

With the Club Membership each ticket holder will receive:

1 box of toothpics and

all the left over Jerry Balwin Era Empty Stadium popcorn you can eat.

[Boomer]

How many of these appel or Sup CT judges are LSUers???? Maybe I should have stayed in Law school and gotten the LSU bball coach to file a suit that talked about the pressure to resign because he was white and coached a mostly black bball team!!!!! What a joke!!!!