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Calcasieu Parish's only university spent $4,182,550 on football teams in 2023

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Dr. Daryl V. Burckel, C.P.A., C.V.A. President | McNeese State University

Dr. Daryl V. Burckel, C.P.A., C.V.A. President | McNeese State University

Calcasieu Parish's institution invested $4,182,550 on their football teams in 2023, a 12.4% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 28% of all money invested on sport teams at McNeese State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Calcasieu Parish have grown 114.2% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Football Team's Expenditures in Calcasieu Parish in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$4,182,55028%
2022$3,721,43027.9%
2021$2,971,87824.8%
2020$3,578,15828.7%
2019$3,473,04628.8%

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