State Treasurer John Kennedy says Louisiana should aim to trim 15,000 state government jobs over the next three years to help cope with budget problems.
Kennedy said the reduction could be accomplished through attrition and trim the state work force by about 14 percent from 104,000 employees to 89,000.
The treasurer made his comments Monday to the Press Club of Baton Rouge.
Kennedy said the state’s current operating budget is nearly $30 billion, including $4.6 billion for salaries.
He said that, if the state gradually eliminated 15,000 jobs, it would save between $600 million and $1 billion per year.—-Conact The Daily Reveille news staff at [email protected]