Politics | Barack Obama Jindal to Turn Down Stimulus $$$ for Jobless By Neal Colgrass Posted Feb 20, 2009 5:59 PM CST Copied In a Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, President Bush arrives at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on the way to events marking the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, in Kenner, La. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Louisiana will refuse money from the federal stimulus plan aimed at increasing unemployment insurance, Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. The first governor to officially turn down stimulus dollars, Jindal said the expanded coverage could create higher unemployment insurance taxes down the road. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said he will also likely forgo the unemployment stimulus. “The federal money in this bill will run out in less than three years for this benefit and our businesses would then be stuck paying the bill,” Jindal said. "We cannot grow government in an unsustainable way.” Jindal is scheduled to deliver the Republican reply to President Obama's speech to Congress next week. Read These Next Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. Cops: Arizona 5th graders drew up plot to 'end' a classmate. Mark Zuckerberg's 'list' has Silicon Valley buzzing. Report an error