Mardi Gras at Cajun Field

[LouisianaB]

I’m interested in how/where you obtained this information. Care to tell us?

I made it all up.

[lafman1]

I made it all up.

I have all of the contracts for this year between the University and the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association. There is a contract for rental of Blackham and French House exterior, and another contract for rental of Cajun Field parking lots.
The association hasn’t turned in the revenue statement yet but I have requested it be sent to me when it becomes available.

[Turbine]

That’s pretty much the point I’m making. While athletics does have a very important role, it’s not the end all, as I’ve shown the academic side of the university has had the largest donation in the history of the university.

In the big picture, academics gets nothing without athletics.

The academic endowment would be 10% of what it is without Athletics driving the notoriety.

[LouisianaB]

I have all of the contracts for this year between the University and the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association. There is a contract for rental of Blackham and French House exterior, and another contract for rental of Cajun Field parking lots.
The association hasn’t turned in the revenue statement yet but I have requested it be sent to me when it becomes available.

Yup made it up.

[lafman1]

Yup made it up.

Okay.

[lafman1]

In the big picture, academics gets nothing without athletics.

The academic endowment would be 10% of what it is without Athletics driving the notoriety.

Have a link for that?

[Turbine]

Have a link for that?

Ambassador Caffery's first donation was to Athletics.

Lamson didn't loiter in the classroom he loitered at athletic events.

Athletics is what led to R1 status, because no money goes to a school they never heard of.

[raginbeef]

Yea, we do have the right to a say in LCG business dealings. Which is why we have city council meetings. I guess we should just bury our heads in the sand when our mayor president’s wife starts up an equipment rental company and hands out millions of dollars to a single contractor with no-bid contracts.

Just government agencies doing government business.

You’re dying on a weird hill.

Don’t pay any attention to the man behind the curtain. Not your business

[lafman1]

Ambassador Caffery's first donation was to Athletics.

Lamson didn't loiter in the classroom he loitered at athletic events.

Athletics is what led to R1 status, because no money goes to a school they never heard of.

Did you not see the $20 million donation?

[Turbine]

Did you not see the $20 million donation?

It did not happen in a vacuum, and, I don't think thsy should count the total (as this year) since its over a 10 year period.

Without athletics, UL would be no bigger than Louisiana College before they re-engaged with sports.