It takes money to make money
In terms of operating expenses, the 17-day Special Session beginning today is a bargain compared to a Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.
The primary expense will the cost of the per diem of the lawmakers. At $115 per day, the 144 senators and representatives will cost the state $281,520 for the Special Session -- plus mileage for those who live 50 miles or more from the capitol.
This session won't have a lot of the extras associated with other gatherings of the Legislature -- like high printing costs and extra staff, according to Butch Speer, clerk of the House.
At $16,560 per day (the cost of the per diem), the Special Session will end up costing taxpayers "a lot less than $20,000 per day," Speer said.
A Regular Session of the Legislature normally costs more than $30,000 per day.
-- Dan Turner
The primary expense will the cost of the per diem of the lawmakers. At $115 per day, the 144 senators and representatives will cost the state $281,520 for the Special Session -- plus mileage for those who live 50 miles or more from the capitol.
This session won't have a lot of the extras associated with other gatherings of the Legislature -- like high printing costs and extra staff, according to Butch Speer, clerk of the House.
At $16,560 per day (the cost of the per diem), the Special Session will end up costing taxpayers "a lot less than $20,000 per day," Speer said.
A Regular Session of the Legislature normally costs more than $30,000 per day.
-- Dan Turner
posted by The Times at 8:24 AM
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