UL Cannon a Tradition

[Turbine]

Nothing beats
dry clouds over
The Swamp

[Hammer58]

Too bad a spark or flaming ember from the cannon couldn't land on that strip of white paper under the hedges! Maybe they can try aiming the cannon at it.

[Turbine]

Interesting page, I wonder what earns more money for UL sports?

The parking dollars from Intramural row.

The fans who come to the games for the atmosphere.

[bigearl]

BRING BACK THE CAJUN CANNON!!!!

[RaginRash]

Originally posted by bigearl
BRING BACK THE CAJUN CANNON!!!!

Jake is out of eligibility!

[bigearl]

good one!!!!!!

[ChanceEncounter]

Warren sparks on the internet sportsnote said what happened to the cannon last year an unnamed fire marshall shut down the tradition during the second to last game.

[RaginRash]

That fire marshal should be run out of town. What a dip-dunk!

[NewsCopy]

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Blanco Removes Longtime State Fire Marshal

The Blanco administration fired longtime State Fire Marshal V.J. Bella on Monday but didn't say why, calling the dismissal "a confidential personnel matter."

Bella, a fixture in state government since the 1970s, said he learned of his dismissal from State Police Supt. Henry Whitehorn, who is officially over the Office of Fire Marshal.

According to Bella, Whitehorn said he was relaying an order from Gov. Kathleen Blanco and her top aides.

"I said, 'For what reason?' He said he didn't know. All he knew was he was delivering the message," Bella said.

Asked for comment, Whitehorn said Bella is retiring. Told that Bella considers the action a dismissal, Whitehorn said, "I'm sorry he put it that way."

Whitehorn said he has not yet talked to the governor about a replacement for the job, which mostly consists of protecting Louisiana residents from unsafe buildings.

Blanco spokesman Denise Bottcher said she could only say that Bella's departure is "a confidential personnel matter."

Bella, 77, said his dismissal was a complete surprise. He said he was scheduled to address an architects' group this week and planned to host a meeting of other state fire marshals later this year.

"I'm hurt deeply," he said.

Bella was state fire marshal under former Gov. Buddy Roemer, then dismissed by former Gov. Edwin Edward, then rehired by former Gov. Mike Foster.

The rest of the story

By JOHN LaPLANTE
jlaplante@theadvocate.com
Capitol editor

[RaginRash]

If this is a little "tit-for-tat" b/c of the cannon outrage, then I'm all about it!! YEAH!