Louisiana Political News Service

WAFB TV
JULIE BAXTER
(excerpt)

A panel Wednesday recommended a 37% pay raise for Louisiana's governor and six other statewide elected officials.

The state legislature must approve the raises.

HERE'S A LIST OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES IN LOUISIANA GOVERNMENT AND THEIR ANNUAL PAY:

Sean O'Keefe, LSU Chancellor: $425,000
William Jenkins, President, LSU Board of Supervisors: $373,943
Larry Hollier, Chancellor, LSU Health Sciences Center (N.O.): $288,750
John Costonis, Chancellor, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center: $265,407
Ray P. Authement, President, Univ of Louisiana - Lafayette: $237,200
Joseph E. Savoie, Commissioner of Higher Education: $233,896
William Richardson, Chancellor, LSU Agricultural Center: $225,015
Michael Olivier, Secretary, Dept of Economic Development: $223,600
Timothy Ryan, Chancellor, UNO: $222,000
Sally Clausen, President, Univ of Louisiana System: $219,926
Frederick Cerise, Secretary, Dept of Health and Hospitals: $216,320
Walter Bumphus, President, Louisiana Community/Technical College: $210,000
Ralph Slaughter, President, Southern University System: $210,000
Cecil J. Picard, State Superintendent of Education: $202,259
Daniel D. Reneau, President, Louisiana Tech Univ.: $191,650
John McDonald, Chancellor/Dean, LA Health Sciences Ctr (Shreveport): $190,650
Jerald L. LeBlanc, Commissioner of Administration, Gov's Office: $185,744
James E. Cofer, President, Univ of Louisiana, Monroe: $185,150
Michael R. Moffett, President, Southeastern Louisiana Univ: $180,000
Edward Jackson, Chancellor, Southern University (B.R.): $168,300
Vince Marsala, Chancellor, LSU Shreveport: $164,845
Randall Webb, President, Northwestern State Univ: $163,450
Horace Judson, President, Grambling State Univ: $160,000
Robert D. Hebert, President, McNeese State Univ: $159,200
Stephen T. Hulbert, President, Nicholls State Univ: $152,000
Victor Ukpolo, Chancellor, Southern Univ. (N.O.): $150,000
Margaret Montgomery-Richard, Chancellor, Louisiana Technical College: $147,420
Johnny B. Bradberry, Secretary, Dept of Transportation: $142,666
Hunnington Downer, Secretary, Dept of Veterans Affairs: $140,712
Angele D. Davis, Secretary, Dept of Culture, Rec, Tourism: $136,998
Ray Belton, Chancellor, Southern University (Shreveport): $129,373
Michael D. McDaniel, Sec, Dept of Economic Quality: $124,200
Robert Cavanaugh, Chancellor, LSU Alexandria: $120,944
William J. Nunez, Chancellor, LSU Eunice: $120,353
John W. Smith, Sec, LA Dept of Labor: $120,203
Scott A. Angelle, Sec, Dept of Natural Resources: $116,876
Henry L. Whitehorn, Deputy Sec, Dept of Public Safety: $115,482
Ann S. Williamson, Sec, Dept of Social Services: $113,256
Cynthia J. Bridges, Sec, Dept of Revenue: $112,528
Simon Gonsoulin, Deputy Secretary, Office of Youth Development: $111,758
William D. Landreneau, Sec, Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries: $111,758
Lawrence St. Blanc, Sec, Public Service Commission: $111,758
Richard L. Stalder, Sec, Dept of Corrections: $105,500
Anne S. Soileau, Civil Service Dir, State Civil Service: $101,733
Kathleen B. Blanco, Governor: $95,000
Mitchell J. Landrieu, Lieutenant Governor: $85,008
Alan Ater, Secretary of State: $85,000
Charles C. Foti, Attorney General: $85,000
John N. Kennedy, State Treasurer: $85,000
Robert F. Odom, Commissioner of Agriculture: $85,000
James J. Donelon, Commissioner of Insurance: $85,000

LPNS COMMENTARY: LET'S JUST GIVE THEM ALL A 37% PAY RAISE. AFTERALL, WE ARE RANKED SO HIGH IN ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS!