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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Higher Education, Notable Quotables, Public Records, Transparency on July 11, 2011| 1 Comment »

“The institution will require reimbursement for the associated costs for conducting this research and for preparation of documents necessary to satisy your request. To perform the research and to compile the information, we estimate that the task will take a MSU employee approximately two hours to complete. We estimate the total cost to the university to be approximately $36.”

—Eddie P. Meche, CPA and Vice President of Business Affairs for McNeese State University, in reply to LouisianaVoice request for records of the number and costs of state cell phones issued to McNeese personnel. After some rather intense negotiations over principle (not one other state agency tried to extract funds for compliance with our request), the powers that be at McNeese acquiesced and provided the information at no charge.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Charters, Education, Governor's Office, House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Retirement on July 4, 2011| 2 Comments »

“Unabashed power trip without a road map. Where he’ll throw us off the bus, no one knows.”

—State Sen. D.A. “Butch” Gautreaux, on Gov. Bobby Jindal’s veto that protects charter schools that leave the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana from being required to repay the state for their pro rata shares.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in Economy, Governor's Office, Jobs, Notable Quotables on June 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“The loss of even one Louisiana job in this national economic recession is one too many.”

—Gov. Bobby Jindal, on Sept. 16, 2010, criticizing President Obama’s six-month Deepwater Drilling Moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Our commitment to retaining and growing businesses is a crucial part of our work to create more opportunity for our people and build a better Louisiana for our children.”

—Gov. Bobby Jindal on Sept. 22, 2010, during groundbreaking ceremonies for a Folgers Coffee facility in New Orleans.

“So it would seem that the No. 1 priority for the elected leader of Louisiana would be to create jobs—and that’s just what Gov. Bobby Jindal has done. But it starts at the top with the governor. For more than three years, Jindal has focused on creating jobs….”

—Gov. Bobby Jindal’s No. 1 fan, Rolfe McCollister, editor and publisher, in May 28, 2011, editorial column in the Baton Rouge Business Report.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Revenue, Transparency on June 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »

“We heard of pressure being put on people, of deals and threats. I heard (Rep. Ernest) Wooton say he hoped that wasn’t done. But if it was, shame on the people who did it! If that was the case, if there was a road, or a bridge, or a ball park used in this, make sure every time you ride on it, cross it, or watch children play, that you think about the people who are suffering from the diseases caused by smoking.”

—State Rep. H. Bernard Lebas (D-Ville Platte), a pharmacist, on reports of pressure applied by the governor’s office on legislators prior to a House vote to override Gov. Bobby Jindal’s veto of the renewal of a 4-cent cigarette tax.

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Notable Quotables (in their own words)

Posted in House, Senate, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables, Taxes, Veto on June 19, 2011| 2 Comments »

“This veto is not the fruit of wise leadership. There’s a time for politics and a time for principle. This time, principle trumps politics. Tobacco, if not already legal, would be an illegal drug. It is the worst legal substance human beings can place inside their bodies. Don’t be on record today as supporting its use.”

—Rep. Hollis Downs (R-Ruston), urging fellow House members to override Gov. Bobby Jindal’s veto of the 4-cent cigarette tax renewal. The override effort fell 12 votes short.

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