The INDsider -> Leslie Turk FRI, MAR 27 5:00AM by Leslie Turk

Struggling Cajundome turns to Legislature

The Advocate reports today that the Cajundome is pushing a legislative package to address its financial troubles. The dome recently cut $1 million from its budget, laying off six full-time employees and instituting across-the-board expense reductions.

Next month Cajundome Director Greg Davis will ask the Lafayette City-Parish Council for up to $250,000 in emergency fund assistance for its $5 million budget, The Advocate reports. Davis, however, maintains the dome still needs help from the state. One piece of legislation would allow him to use state sales tax revenue the dome currently receives from hotel taxes for operating expenses (the money is now restricted to capital improvements) and the other measure would exempt the dome from collecting an 8 percent sales tax. Davis remains in a legal battle with the parish sales tax office over the latter issue.

Read the rest of The Advocate story here.

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written by turner pj , March 27, 2009 - 04:40 pm

Recently th SWLA Black Rodeo was held in the Cajundome. How much did This event cost the Cajundome? Why wasn't this event held in Blackham?

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written by Time Bandit , March 27, 2009 - 06:10 pm

The Cajundome is only for Cajuns.

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written by R. Leblanc , March 28, 2009 - 02:00 pm

The Cajundome has never been self-supporting; always a drain on the public purse. It is time to pull the plug.

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