Seventy or so miles doesn’t seem much to a man with his own motorcade.But for many Baton Rouge residents with jobs in New Orleans, it’s a lifetime away.In his 2009-2010 executive budget, Gov. Bobby Jindal proposes cuts in many fields, including health care, higher education and a slew of government programs, despite the benefit of nearly $1 billion from the federal economic stimulus package.The elimination of the LA Swift bus service program is among the cuts.Established during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the program shuttled scores of disenfranchised New Orleanians from Baton Rouge and back for free. After a while, a $5 charge was added, but the service remained the best way for Baton Rouge residents employed in New Orleans to get to work and back. The $5.8 million saved by cutting the program would be transferred to the state highway program, but it wouldn’t help those who were forced out the city by a natural disaster.Even with budget cuts affecting every facet of life in America, this program was the best way for those with work to make it into the city, as Jindal has shown once again — in addition to his denial of funds for unemployment benefits — he’d rather turn his back on the most impoverished and trodden-upon citizens than produce a budget that benefits those without the means to lift themselves from rotten circumstances.Jindal needs to rethink his budget, reinstate LA Swift and renew his commitment to New Orleans.——Contact the Editorial Board at [email protected]