Lafayette and Acadiana line-item vetoes by Jindal

VETO MESSAGE NO. 31

$75,000 to the Children's Museum of Acadiana.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 42

$60,000 to The Cajuns: A history 1610 to the Present.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 45

$800,000 to the Ville Platte/Evangeline Recreational District for a multipurpose baseball and recreational center.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 64

$10,000 in funding for the St. Martin Parish, Iberia, Lafayette Community Action Agency (SMILE Community Action Agency) for the mentor program.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 65

$15,000 in funding for the St. Martin Parish, Iberia, Lafayette Community Action Agency (SMILE Community Action Agency).

VETO MESSAGE NO. 81

$100,000 in funding for the United Way of Acadiana Imagination Library/Jumpstart Initiative.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 88

$110,000 to the city of Eunice for tennis court construction and expansion.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 96

$25,000 to the town of Arnaudville for infrastructure repairs and improvements and playground equipment acquisitions.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 97

$25,000 to the village of Cankton for infrastructure improvements and playground equipment.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 100

$150,000 to the Evangeline Parish Recreation District for construction of a ball park.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 105

$10,000 to the city of Crowley for acquisition of playground equipment.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 106

$10,000 to the city of Rayne for acquisition of playground equipment.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 129

$50,000 for dog parks at Glenn F. Pope Memorial Park and Lafayette Woods Park (Houma).

VETO MESSAGE NO. 155

$25,000 to the Breaux Bridge Historical Society.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 190

$5,000 to Lafayette Catholic Service Centers, Inc..

VETO MESSAGE NO. 191

$10,000 for St. Martin, Iberia, Lafayette Community Action Agency (SMILE).

VETO MESSAGE NO. 192

$75,000 to the Washington Economic Development Foundation, Inc.

VETO MESSAGE NO. 247

$1,500,000 for the Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana.


But some other areas fared better. Houma, for instance, saw few cuts. See this article ---
Politics? In this pure administration? Perish the thought.

Update: I should have checked before making this list -- the Independent has a good article on the subject.