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Policy Solutions To Maximize The Economic Potential Of The Casino Industry Clusters In Tunica County, Mississippi, John Furla

Honors Theses

Tunica County has come a long way over the past 30 years. From being named “America’s Ethiopia” in 1989 to leading the state in many aspects of economic development today, Tunica County has completely transformed their economy all on the back of the casino industry. Grounded in agglomeration theory, this research serves to confirm the quantitative data that claim that the casino clusters in Tunica County serve as the central driver of economic development for the area through the process of spillover. Through six qualitative interviews with officials from Tunica County government and economic development agencies, the collection of descriptive …

Disaggregating Legislative Intent, Jesse M. Cross

Fordham Law Review

In statutory interpretation, theorists have long argued that the U.S. Congress is a “they,” not an “it.” Under this view, Congress is plural and nonhierarchical, and so it is incapable of forming a single, institutional intent. Textualists contend that this vision of Congress means interpreters must move away from concerns about intent altogether, and that they instead should speak in the register of textualism and its associated constitutional values, such as notice and congressional incentivization. However, even if legislators’ intentions never coalesce into an institutional intent, a disaggregated-intent theory of legislation remains possible. Under this theory, statutes are understood as …

S22rs Sgr No. 26 (Divestment), Lyric Mandell, Harris Quadir, Cooper Ferguson

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To Urge and Request that Louisiana State University divests its stocks, funds, and endowments from companies and institutions that profit from or engage in human rights violations in US prisons, at the US-Mexico Border, in Occupied Palestine, and environmentally

S22rs Sgr No. 17 (Letterman Jacket), Lyric Mandell, Andrew Hardee

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To Urge and Request Louisiana State University athletics to award letterman jackets to members of the Golden Band from Tiger Land.

S22rs Sgr No. 25 (Scr 6), Adam Dohrenwend, Lyric Mandell

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request that Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Louisiana State Legislature not be enacted

S22rs Sgr No. 19 (Union Lot), Devin Meche, Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To Urge and Request LSU Parking and Transportation to allow the parking lot behind the Student Union remain a parking lot after 6:00 pm when the Park N Go ends, until construction of the Bus Depot begins

S22rs Sgr No. 16 (Group Billing), Angel Puder, Amelie Chadwick, Karrisa Chen, Matthew Delatte, Adam Dohrenwend, Jahi Palmer-Davis, Gigi Powers, Zadian Rolland, Michael Wilcher

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To Urge and Request LSU Residential Life to Cease Group Billing for Residents Who are Not at Fault of Suspected Miscellaneous Damages

S22rs Sgr No. 15 (Mental Health Professionals), Saachi Chugh

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To Urge and Request Student Health Center to recruit a higher number of diverse Mental Health professionals

S22rs Sgr No. 7 (Believing Day), Matthew Delatte, Angel Puder

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request to declare Tuesday, March 8, 2022, as Start by Believing Day

S22rs Sgr No. 1 (Dead Week), Samantha Staggs, Jace Canafax, Hunter Holliday, Lyric Mandell, Miles Mclendon, James Moore, Nicole Nguyen, Vivian Nguyen, Taren Powell-Brown, Hamood Qureshi, Laliah Williams, Lauren Wise

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To Urge and Request LSU to extend Concentrated Study Period, also known as "Dead Week" from five (5) days to seven (7) days to now begin on Monday instead of Wednesday

S22rs Sgr No. 3 (Sarah Temple), Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To thank LSU Sustainability Director, Sarah Temple, for her dedicated service to LSU Campus Sustainability and cooperative with LSU Student Government

S22rs Sgr No. 4 (Asynchronous), Samantha Staggs

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request LSU to require all make Saturday Classes to be asynchronous

S22rs Sgr No. 5 (Lsu Military Museum), Cooper Ferguson, Landon Zeringue

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum removes a placard from display that explicitly honors Confederate cadets until it is amended to strip them of this honor

S22rs Sgr No. 6 (Military Museum), Cooper Ferguson, Landon Zeringue

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum removes a bust of Troy H. Middleton from display until an additional placard noting his military service and segregationist tenure at LSU is displayed with it.

S22rs Sgb No. 2 (Standing Committee), Taylor Perrodin, Trevor Cupit

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To amend the Student Government Code to require standing committees to be balanced by number.

S22rs Sgr No. 9 (Front Yard Bikes), Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To support the Front Yard Bikes agreement in regard to abandoned bikes and to urge and request LSU Administration to prioritize the completion of the agreement

S22rs Sgb No. 3 (New Business Deadline), Taylor Perrodin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To amend the Student Government Code to change the deadline to submit new business preambles

S22rs Sgr No. 13 (Syllabus Database), Samantha Staggs, Jace Canafax, Hunter Holliday, Lyric Mandell, Nicole Nguyen, Hamood Qureshi

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request LSU to remind and encourage faculty members to upload their syllabus to the syllabus database before the start of the semester to allow students better start

S22rs Sgr No. 24 (Carceral Labor), Adam Dohrenwend, Cooper Ferguson, Angel Puder, Harris Quadir, Hamood Qureshi, Colin Raby, Daniela Sestich, Michael Wilcher, Landon Zeringue

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

To urge and request Louisiana State University to issue an official public statement regarding their plans for carceral labor to not return to the A&M Campus

S22rs Sgr No. 23 (Hb 183), Colin Raby, Harris Quadir, Angel Puder

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Resolution

in support of Louisiana House Bill No. 183 introduced by the State Legislature, that prohibits "public postsecondary education institutions from withholding certain services due to defaulting on a loan; and to provide for related matters."