Officials huddle on Saints

dberce1 · 01-05-2005, 10:23 AM

Officials huddle on Saints
By MICHELLE MILLHOLLON
Capitol news bureau

New Orleans-area legislators will hear the governor's pitch today on how she would like to rework the state's financial arrangement with the Saints football team.
Gov. Kathleen Blanco's proposed new deal for the NFL team would reduce the Saints' reliance on fixed guarantees from the state by creating a tax-fueled revenue stream.

Blanco needs the lawmakers' support for the plan to succeed because the revenue largely would come from the New Orleans area.

The top ideas for generating revenue are increasing the New Orleans-area hotel/motel tax and removing the tax exemption on Superdome tickets, said Tim Coulon, chairman of the board of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District.

Some level of annual payments by the state to the Saints would continue, Coulon said.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/...ints1001.shtml

PPPPPPlease get this done, so I can sleep better at night.

FireVenturi · 01-05-2005, 03:32 PM

yea get it done

01-05-2005, 10:23 AM	#1
dberce1 Chuck Liddells Right Hand Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Prairieville, Louisiana Posts: 1,227	Officials huddle on Saints Officials huddle on Saints By MICHELLE MILLHOLLON Capitol news bureau New Orleans-area legislators will hear the governor's pitch today on how she would like to rework the state's financial arrangement with the Saints football team. Gov. Kathleen Blanco's proposed new deal for the NFL team would reduce the Saints' reliance on fixed guarantees from the state by creating a tax-fueled revenue stream. Blanco needs the lawmakers' support for the plan to succeed because the revenue largely would come from the New Orleans area. The top ideas for generating revenue are increasing the New Orleans-area hotel/motel tax and removing the tax exemption on Superdome tickets, said Tim Coulon, chairman of the board of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District. Some level of annual payments by the state to the Saints would continue, Coulon said. http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/...ints1001.shtml PPPPPPlease get this done, so I can sleep better at night.

01-05-2005, 03:32 PM	#2
FireVenturi Cold as Ice! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Da Big Easy Posts: 2,978	Officials huddle on Saints yea get it done

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