The Forever LSU Campaign received another substantial donation Wednesday for the E.J. Ourso College of Business-Business Education Complex.Amedisys Home Health Services, a health care and hospital services provider in Baton Rouge, donated $1 million for the new complex.The complex is expected to cost about $60 million, half of which was provided by the state government. The second $30 million must be provided by private funds.The complex still needs between $10 to $12 million after Wednesday’s donation, said Beverly Brooks Major, LSU Foundation director.Major said the complex has enough money to break ground and begin construction but did not know when construction will begin. The complex was a cornerstone project of the Forever LSU campaign, which is trying to garner at least $750 million by 2010, Major said.”Businesses and individuals, particularly our alumni, partnering with LSU have been extremely supportive because they believe in the vision LSU has set with the Flagship Agenda,” Major said.Bill Borne, founder of Amedisys, is a graduate of the business college and serves on the college’s Dean’s Advisory Council. He was inducted into the college’s Hall of Distinctions this year.”He and his organization recognize the value of hiring LSU students,” Major said. “It’s a way of investing in his current and future employees.”Because of its location and its connection to the University, Amedisys has steadily hired University interns and graduates, said Kevin LeBlanc, Amedisys director of investor relations.”We pride ourselves on continuing education within the company itself,” LeBlanc said. “This is an important way to invest in our community.”Before the start of the Oct. 10 LSU-Florida game, the University recognized donors who had pledged $1 million or more to the complex’s construction. The donors were honored on the field by University Chancellor Michael Martin and Eli Jones, dean of the E.J. Ourso College of Business.The largest donation so far came from RoyOMartin, a family-owned lumber and construction corporation in Alexandria. The $3 million donation was the gift of Roy O. Martin III, president and chief financial officer of RoyOMartin. Martin holds a master’s in business administration from the E.J. Ourso College of Business.- – – -Contact Adam Duvernay at [email protected]