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Interesting:
During Gov. Bobby Jindal's first 11 months in office, the total state budget decreased because of declining federal subsidies. The employment rolls increased by 3,198 jobs, or 3 percent. The new employees and pay raises boosted the state's base payroll by $278 million, or 7 percent.
The jobs gained were high priced. While the number of state workers earning less than $40,000 per year declined last year, the number who make more than $40,000 grew by 4,334 jobs.
Then comes the big jump. With those workers drawing down salaries of more than $100,000, the state's payroll grew by $96 million in one year. That amounts to about one-fourth of this year's state budget shortfall.
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