Louisiana Gov. 'unmoved' by Mulkey's plea for PMAC renovation

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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards was “unmoved by the recent appeal” from LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey to “spend state construction dollars this year on renovating the Pete Maravich Assembly Center,” according to Tyler Bridges of the New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE. Edwards said he does not “blame a basketball coach for wanting the best basketball arena.” He added, “I will tell you for me the biggest priority would be a new library.” Bridges noted Mulkey has “at least twice recently made a pitch for spending state dollars on the PMAC.” Edwards: “There is a lot of funding for higher ed, deferred maintenance, to fix buildings that really need to be fixed and do new work on college campuses.” While the governor’s capital spending plan “includes no money for next year for the PMAC,” the Legislature “could add it as the budget goes through the House and Senate.” Last year, the state construction budget proposed $40M for the PMAC (NOLA.com, 5/1).



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