<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: ‘Lucida Sans’;" class="R~sep~ACopyBody">How much revenue do sports bring in at McNeese?</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">According to a state Legislative Auditor’s Office report released Feb. 10, the McNeese State University athletic department took in $11,188,939 in fiscal year 2015 and spent $11,241,696 — a deficit of $52,757.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Ticket sales amounted to $1,038,752, including $842,537 for football, $57,536 for men’s basketball and $54,702 for women’s basketball. Other sports together brought in $83,977. Guaranteed revenue from away games totaled $779,000; outside contributions amounted to $2,006,416.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Parking, program sales and concessions brought in $164,330; licensing revenue, royalties, advertising and sponsorships totaled $853,876. NCAA distributions amounted to $740,796.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Expenses included $3,334,042 for student aid; $1,739,128 for coach salaries; $961,294 for support staff and administrative pay; and $916,140 for team travel. Recruiting costs amounted to $221,382.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Equipment and uniform expenses amounted to $470,581; fundraising and marketing costs totaled $248,121. Medical expenses and health insurance costs amounted to $558,213, and rental fees and debt service for facilities totaled $735,217.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Revenue and expense totals for recent fiscal years:</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">2010 — $7,720,040; $7,890,850.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">2011 — $9,836,234; $9,545,567.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">2012 — $9,745,535; $10,139,997.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">2013 — $9,704,925; $10,307,780.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyListing">2014 — $10,926,299; $10,911,542.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.lla.la.gov.</span>

<span class="R~sep~AHeadBrief">Not all windows on trucks covered</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The Informer on Wednesday answered a question from a reader who was told he had to remove window tinting from his truck and wanted to know why police cars can have extra-dark windows when others can’t.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The column noted that state law — R.S. 32:361.1 — says light transmission on automobile windows must be least 40 percent for side windows in the front, 25 percent for the side windows in the back and 12 percent for rear windows. And it pointed out that law enforcement agencies are exempt from the statute.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">A reader called in that day to make an observation that The Informer had neglected to make:</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyInfoBox">“The article this morning about window tinting, if you look at the statute, 32:361.1, Section D(4) states, ‘The light transmittance requirement of this Section does not apply to windows behind the driver on trucks, busses, trailers, motor homes’ and it goes on and includes the information about law enforcement. But if this fellow had a truck with a crew cab, the rear windows on the side and on the back windows could be painted black, according to the statute.”</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">That is true. But keep in mind that the law on 40 percent light transmission for front side windows still applies to pickup trucks and SUVs.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: bold;" class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">Online:</span> <span class="R~sep~ACopyEditors~sep~endnote">www.legis.la.gov.</span>

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