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11:00

Jeff Crouere - Should the New Orleans Saints receive any bailout funds from the State of Louisiana?

11:03

[Comment From TH]
I will start my 40th year with season tickets next season and I will not renew in 2010 (if they are here) unless they make the playoffs. I have had enough of mostly losing seasons and they have gotten enough of my money. I know it's an economic impact on the city and state, but there are more important issues, i.e., health care and education, affecting this state other than the Saints. I don't think the state should provide any bailout funds.

11:05

Jeff Crouere - Joining me today for the on-line chat will be State Representative Tim Burns (R-Mandeville). Tim, is this a good idea for state taxpayers?

11:06

Jeff Crouere - TH,

Do you think losing the Saints will cause harm to our state in any way?

11:07

[Comment From TH]
How much more harm can this state take? We've pretty much hit rock bottom.

11:08

[Comment From EJ]
No. No!

11:08

[Comment From LL]
If you are serious about the recovery of this area, I think that keeping both the Saints and the Hornets here should be top priority. California is in a lot more trouble financially than Louisiana, but no one has brought up the issue of funding one of their many sports franchises. That is because they know how valuable those fan bases are to those areas.

11:08

Jeff Crouere - I agree and some would say that losing the Saints would just cause more harm to our region.

11:08

[Comment From JACK]
Since we subsidize the teams, Like Obama we should tell them to limit salaries to $500,000 .

11:08

[Comment From TH]
We also don't have the fan base that they do.

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