He’s the man who has been Louisiana’s governor for exactly one month and in a televised speech Thursday night said there might not be college football in Louisiana this fall.
Let me be clear: LSU and other state universities will field football teams in 2016 and every year after that until the apocalypse. With his comments, Edwards succeeded in drawing attention to Louisiana’s massive budget crisis, but in so doing, used a scare tactic that could have an immeasurable negative ripple effect.
During his speech, Edwards spelled out what many in the state already knew: Louisiana is facing a nearly $1 billion budget deficit this fiscal year and a $2 billion deficit for the fiscal year beginning July 1.