Lawmakers punt on LSU, Southern football ticket tax to fund passenger rail 

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A Louisiana legislative committee sacked a bill that would have levied a tax on certain college football tickets to help pay for a passenger rail project between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.  House Bill 621, sponsored by Rep. Mack Cormier, D-Belle Chasse, would have levied a $1 per ticket tax on LSU and Southern football

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