Welcome to "Bad Decisions Regarding Funding for the Arts:"
Quality of life and tourism could suffer dramatically if proposed cuts are approved that would "destroy the fabric of our arts community," said Derek Gordon, chief executive of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge...
Total funding for the arts would shrink from $7.3 million to $3.2 million, according to Jindal’s budget proposals.
Gordon said for every $1 the state provides for the grants, it receives $6 in return. "The arts are a proven source of return on the dollar," he said.
Jindal wants to use $50 million to save 1,300 chicken processing jobs in northern Louisiana, Gordon noted. The programs funded by arts grants provide for 18,000 jobs in the state.
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