Louisiana’s college sports programs are losing money. Can sales taxes save them?

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 1,404

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Nearly every athletic department at Louisiana’s public universities is bleeding money, impacting the fiscal health of the rest of the school. The situation has athletics administrators eyeing ways to generate more sales tax revenue on and near campus to stabilize their programs.

LSU was the only athletic department in Louisiana to make a profit — and even that was a narrow margin — in the 2024-25 academic year, the most recent year …

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