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• AP sources: Pentagon to cut civilian furlough days

  May 14, 2013 7:53 AM

  WASHINGTON - U.S. military officials say the Defense Department leaders trying to find ways to deal with mandatory budget cuts are poised to trim the number of civilian furlough days from 14 to at least 11 and allow the military to exempt thousands of additional workers from the unpaid day... more »

• EKL shuts down Play Video

  April 15, 2013 8:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The capital city enters a new era of health care Monday as a longstanding medical facility has closed its doors for good. Earl K. Long was forced to shut down due to state budget cuts and changes in the LSU Health System. The hospital has... more »

• Official: Obama proposes cuts to Social Security

  April 5, 2013 9:07 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Obama is proposing cuts to Social Security as an attempt to compromise with Republicans on the budget. A senior administration official says the budget Obama will offer to Congress next Wednesday would reduce the deficit by $1.8 trillion over 10 years. It includes a revised inflation... more »

• Urgent care to fill void left by EKL closure Play Video

  April 4, 2013 6:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It won't be long until Earl K. Long Memorial is just a memory. Due to changes in the LSU Health System and budget cuts, the hospital is closing on April 15th. To fill that void, Our Lady of the Lake will run an urgent care center... more »

• Following Obama, Kerry to donate part of salary

  April 4, 2013 1:12 PM

  WASHINGTON - The richest member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet is giving back some salary too, in the spirit of government-wide spending cuts. A day after Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said they'd return 5 percent of their paycheck to the Treasury, Secretary of State John Kerry followed in... more »

• Interior Dept. cuts mineral payments to 35 states

  March 27, 2013 4:48 PM

  CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The U.S. Department of Interior is cutting federal mineral payments to Louisiana and 34 other states by a total of roughly $110 million this fiscal year. It's part of the automatic federal spending cuts that started this month. Louisiana stands to lose more than $347,000. Wyoming Gov.... more »

• Domestic violence shelters facing more budget cuts Play Video

  March 26, 2013 5:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Domestic violence shelters across Louisiana are facing their second budget cut in the last few months. The Louisiana Department of Child and Family Services have proposed a cut of $1.4 million to domestic violence services. If approved, shelters would be operating with 40 percent less funding... more »

• Obama: may take weeks, months to fix budget mess

  March 1, 2013 11:07 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says it may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months to reach a deal to end Washington's battle over spending cuts. The president spoke after meeting with congressional leaders at the White House on $85 billion in automatic spending cuts that go... more »

• White House seeks 'balanced way' to budget fix

  February 17, 2013 10:15 AM

  WASHINGTON - The new White House chief of staff says President Barack Obama is concerned about the effect the automatic budget cuts scheduled for next month will have on America's middle class. Denis McDonough tells ABC's "This Week" that the economy has been getting stronger over the past few months.... more »

• Don't cut so deep

  February 14, 2013 7:36 PM

  The Director of the FBI and the Attorney General warn looming across-the-board spending cuts would erode public safety in every city and town in the nation. The FBI says the cuts would cause furloughs equivalent to closing the bureau's offices in Chicago, Miami and Baltimore, slash the number of cases... more »

• GOP lawmakers see automatic cuts as leverage

  January 30, 2013 4:18 AM

  WASHINGTON - Republican conservatives are driving a politically risky move to permit painfully large automatic budget cuts to strike the Pentagon and domestic programs alike in an effort to force Democrats into making concessions on the budget. It's a remarkable turnabout from last year, when GOP leaders were among the... more »

• Health care budget cuts begin this week

  January 28, 2013 5:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state's Medicaid hospice care received a last-minute reprieve from shutdown, but Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is moving ahead with other health care cuts this week. Slated for elimination are programs that provide behavioral health intervention services for at-risk children and that pay for at-home visits by... more »

• Budget cuts hit domestic violence programs

  January 4, 2013 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La.- Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest round of budget cuts are falling on shelters that take in battered women and other domestic violence prevention providers. The reductions were made to help close a $166 million midyear budget deficit. The Advocate reports that funding for family violence prevention and intervention... more »

• House agrees to vote on special session Play Video

  October 23, 2012 11:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Thibodaux lawmaker has hit the first benchmark in his effort to revisit Gov. Bobby Jindal's recent budget cuts in a November special session. Thirty-nine House members, Republicans and Democrats, have signed onto supporting the idea by Rep. Jerome "Dee" Richard, an independent. That meets the threshold... more »

• LSU seeking agreements with private health firms

  October 11, 2012 4:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A week after $152 million in cuts were levied across the LSU public hospitals, Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein says no new formal arrangements have yet been reached with private hospitals to pick up the care. But he and LSU hospitals chief Frank Opelka said Thursday... more »

• Cancer patients told budget cuts may close clinics

  September 18, 2012 9:22 PM

  INDEPENDENCE- Some cancer patients at the state-run Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center are being notified about clinics potentially closing because of budget cuts. 600 patients are being notified through the mail. "We are working with our patients to find them a new cancer treatment home," said Sherre Pack-Hoofkin,... more »

• UL System board approves budget

  August 22, 2012 9:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors has approved a $762 million budget that represents a $38 million cut from last year's sum. The nine-campus UL System is Louisiana's biggest state-run network of higher education. The budget for the fiscal year that started July... more »

• UNO's $12M budget cut includes 53 faculty, staff

  August 15, 2012 8:56 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans is cutting $12 million from its budget through a combination of early retirements and the elimination of vacant positions to offset reductions by the state. UNO said Tuesday that about 25 faculty members and 28 staff members will be offered "incentivized... more »

• Southern president rolls out plans to success Play Video

  July 20, 2012 5:49 PM

  BREAUX BRIDGE- Southern University's president, Ronald Mason, is criss-crossing the state, driving home the impact of budget cuts on the system's three schools and how he plans to handle them. Several Southern University supporters filled the Bethlehem Baptist Church hall in Breaux Bridge today to hear Ronald Mason out.... more »

• Pa. high school puts itself up for sale on eBay

  July 2, 2012 12:38 PM

  LANGHORNE, Pa. - Forget magazine drives and candy sales. A cash-strapped high school near Philadelphia hopes to raise money by auctioning itself on eBay. Officials at The Learning Center in Langhorne, Pa., are seeking bids starting around $600,000 to offset steep budget cuts. The eBay listing describes the public alternative... more »

• Budget cut criticisms don't scare temporary LSU system leader Play Video

  May 18, 2012 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE- $100 million in budget cuts to the LSU system may not happen. State senators say they don't like the financial hit on higher education and health care planned in next year's state budget. LSU System Interim President William Jenkins says that's good news for the Baton Rouge... more »

• Lafayette agencies told to look for cuts

  May 8, 2012 6:43 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Lafayette city-parish department heads are being asked to comb their budgets for cuts as the administration prepares to trim at least $5 million from next year's budget. City-Parish Chief Administrative Officer Dee Stanley says the administration is just beginning to prepare the proposed budget, but under a best-case... more »

• Jindal administration and LSU disagree on cuts culprit

  February 11, 2012 10:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU calls the $34 million slashed from its public hospitals for the uninsured a consequence of Gov. Bobby Jindal's midyear budget cuts. Jindal administration leaders call the deep reductions the result of shoddy management and overspending by LSU. The chemical detox unit and psychiatric beds in... more »

• Tax cut talks focus on budget cuts, new fees

  January 16, 2012 6:48 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Familiar arguments could again echo through the halls of Congress as lawmakers return from a three-week holiday break to consider extending a tax cut with one eye on the November election. There are opposing ideas for extending an average $20-a-week Social Security payroll tax cut through the... more »

• Jeanerette planning to lay off city employees

  December 19, 2011 5:36 AM

  JEANERETTE - The city will have to lay off some of its employees, though it's not known yet how many will be terminated. Jeanerette officials have been cutting back on expenses, including trimming the number of hours each week that City Hall is open. Mayor Tim de'Clouet told the Board... more »

• LSU System to cut $21 million from budget Play Video

  December 16, 2011 5:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state has ordered the LSU System to cut over $20 million from its current operating budget Friday. The system will cut $21.2 million as part of a $50 million mid-year reduction to higher education statewide. The cutback will be taken from the LSU System's... more »

• CATS may delay budget cuts

  December 7, 2011 3:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The CEO of the Capital Area Transit System says managers may suggest to metro council members that they allow the system to operate at full capacity until it runs out of funding in July. Brian Marshall and CATS board members are searching for ways to deal... more »

• Obama urges debt panel to reach for deal

  November 11, 2011 3:12 PM

  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - President Barack Obama has urged leaders of Congress' supercommittee to press hard for a deal on slashing the deficit - and not look for an end run around a key enforcement mechanism. Obama spoke to Democratic Sen. Patty Murray and Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling... more »

• Obama threatens to veto 'cut, cap and balance'

  July 18, 2011 1:22 PM

  WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says President Barack Obama would veto the "cut, cap and balance" plan proposed by tea party-backed House Republicans if it lands on his desk. In a statement, the Office of Management and Budget says that setting arbitrary spending levels and a balanced budget amendment... more »

• State park hours changed amid budget cuts

  July 9, 2011 10:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Budget cuts and reduced staffing have forced a change in operating hours at Louisiana state parks. The Office of State Parks says entrance station hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday - and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Gates... more »

• Budget cuts hurt state museums

  June 29, 2011 5:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Some state museums are at risk of closing because of cuts in the new state budget. More than $800,000 were cut from the money state museums get from the state's general fund. There are 17 state museums. The biggest chunk of money goes to the Old State... more »

• Corrections department sends out layoff notice

  June 3, 2011 3:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's corrections secretary sent a memo to wardens at five state prisons, ordering them to ready for layoffs to shut down the jails, in case the Senate agrees to budget cuts proposed by the House. Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc sent the layoff timeline to wardens this... more »

• West Feliciana board closes elementary school

  May 18, 2011 7:02 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE- The West Feliciana School Board has approved a second round of budget cuts that included closing Tunica Elementary School near Angola and sending its students to Bains Elementary and Bains Lower Elementary schools. The board approved the closure Tuesday on a 4-2 vote for a savings of $590,303... more »

• LSU closing 3 AgCenter research stations

  April 2, 2011 12:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Louisiana State University is closing three of its Agricultural Center research stations in the face of state budget cuts. The AgCenter is permanently shutting down its Calhoun Research Center near Monroe, the Rosepine Research Center in Vernon Parish and the Coastal Area Research Station in Plaquemines Parish,... more »

• Budget cuts put specialized troopers on the streets during emergencies

  February 4, 2011 4:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The weather has state police working over-time, but a new use of troopers, current and retired, is preventing the extra work from costing extra. State Police say every trooper starts on the highways and by-ways of the state. And every trooper that may have moved up from there... more »

• State pay raises could be cut again

  January 28, 2011 5:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Jindal Administration will request a move to cut pay raises for state employees. The plan has to be approved by the civil service commission. Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater says it will save the state $55 million dollars, and is necessary to help cope with a... more »

• LSU Provost adresses "myths" concerning budget

  January 24, 2011 3:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU Provost John Maxwell Hamilton used empty seats to express his concerns about the LSU budget. Speaking to the Baton Rouge Press Club, Hamilton had 140 chairs arranged behind him. He says the seats each represent a faculty member LSU has lost since budget cuts started two... more »

• LSU Provost to speak at Press Club

  January 24, 2011 10:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE- LSU Provost John Maxwell Hamilton will be the guest speaker at today's Press Club of Baton Rouge Luncheon. We will be there to update information he gives concerning things like state budget cuts and the impact to the BR campus and athletics. Some LSU leaders have recently talked... more »

• Jindal proposes consitutional protection for TOPS

  January 19, 2011 11:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal is proposing a constitutional protection for the state's popular free college tuition program, known as TOPS. Jindal's proposal, announced Wednesday, comes even as complaints have risen that such funding dedications make budget cutting decisions more difficult because it limits the dollars available to cut.... more »

• Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site to re-open

  December 28, 2010 5:50 PM

  PLAQUEMINE, La.- A piece of history in Iberville parish is scheduled to reopen early next year. The Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site closed six months ago because of state budget cuts. In hopes of improving tourism, officials with the city, parish and state agreed to share responsibility and... more »

• Plaquemine Lock SHS to reopen next week

  December 28, 2010 12:16 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - The Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site will re-open to visitors early in the new year. In July the lock was placed on “caretaker status” because of state budget cuts, making it available to visit by appointment only. The Lock will re-open on Jan. 5, with operating hours... more »

• CATS bus cuts outrage riders

  December 20, 2010 5:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE- After the Capital Area Transit System's recent announcement of a $1.2 million budget shortfall for 2011, many bus riders are livid with the system's plan to balance the books. Monday, CATS detailed the ways they will keep the company out of the red. The plan calls to... more »

• CFO: EBR schools face 'worst cuts ever'

  December 14, 2010 6:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Teachers, supplemental programs, learning materials-- nothing is off the table when it comes to cuts that will have to be made to East Baton Rouge Public Schools next year according to James Crochet, Chief Financial Officer of the system. "This fiscal year and next fiscal year... more »

• Coalition wants LSU out of civil service system

  December 13, 2010 2:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A group of businessmen says LSU's main campus shouldn't have to meet the job protections, retirement provisions, health benefits and construction rules that govern other state agencies. The Louisiana Flagship Coalition estimates its proposals to remove LSU from the state procurement code, pension rules, facilities management and... more »

• Coalition suggests overhaul to LSU operations

  December 7, 2010 10:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A meeting between business leaders and Governor Bobby Jindal about higher education funding ended with a recommendation to completely overhaul how LSU is allowed to operate under state law. And according to the governor and the Louisiana Flagship Coalition, the savings are worth it. The Flagship... more »

• La. drops use of Christmas trees to save coast

  December 4, 2010 9:24 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The tough economy is putting the ax to an annual act of collective self-preservation in Louisiana: A state program to bundle used Christmas trees and place them in the marsh to help stop the state's crumbling coast from disappearing. Since 1991, the state has collected more than... more »

• Governor hosts meeting about higher education

  November 30, 2010 10:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal met with higher-education leaders for what the group calls a "brainstorming session." The governor and leaders in higher education want to find ways to fill the almost two billion dollar hole in next year's budget without causing catastrophic damage to colleges and universities. ... more »

• Budget committee says NO to Gov. Jindal's spending plan

  November 19, 2010 4:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A joint legislative budget committee overwhelmingly rejected a Jindal Administration plan that some lawmakers call a "shell game". The administration wanted to take $147 million dollars of federally designated education money and use some to help balance the state's budget after deep projected budget cuts for... more »

• Research centers defend break from budget cuts

  November 11, 2010 10:29 PM

  Baton Rouge- The LSU AgCenter and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center say it's fair they caught a break from mid-year budget cuts. The state ordered schools to cut another $35 million before the end of the school year. The main LSU campus was ready to shell-out $2.2 million, without... more »

• WBRZ Editorial: Higher education budget cuts

  November 11, 2010 1:45 PM

  An editorial by WBRZ President Richard Manship about budget cuts to the state's higher education institutions. more »

• Students rally at Capitol to stop education cuts

  November 10, 2010 6:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - You could hear the chants echo off buildings in downtown Baton Rouge as hundreds of students who flooded the Capitol steps sent a message to lawmakers and Governor Bobby Jindal: stop budget cuts. "What do we want? FUNDING! When do we want it? NOW!" the crowd... more »

• Security tightened ahead of rally

  November 8, 2010 12:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police will have extra patrols around the Sate Capitol Wednesday when students from a number of state-run colleges protest more budget cuts. "Some information received by the State Police suggests that a small number of individuals may attempt to disrupt the rally with unlawful actions," said... more »

• LSU budget cuts not as deep at research centers

  November 7, 2010 4:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La.- The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors has voted to approve a $21 million midyear budget cut despite complaints from some students that their tuition dollars are being used to subsidize two research centers. System President John Lombardi said the final decision Saturday was the result... more »

• LSU Finalizes $21 Million in Cuts

  November 6, 2010 5:32 PM

  Students begged LSU's Board of Supervisors not to make more cuts to the main campus Saturday morning, to no avail. All but one on the board members approved the $21 million in cuts to LSU, which will affect classes, jobs, and even programs like Veterinary Science. "Please, think... more »

• Prison officials want to raise probation fees

  November 5, 2010 8:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - State prison officials want to raise probation and parole fees by $10 to soften the blow of budget cuts. Department of Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc told lawmakers Thursday that the increase would generate $3 million the agency sorely needs. Last year, the state's Division of Probation and... more »

• LSU instructor asks to teach for free

  November 3, 2010 4:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An instructor in the Russian department at LSU has been given the go-ahead to teach her Russian class next semester for free. The class would have been lost due to budget cuts at LSU, but the instructor asked to be able to teach the course without compensation.... more »

• National group criticizes LSU language layoffs

  November 2, 2010 6:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The American Association of University Professors is asking LSU to undo the planned layoffs of 14 foreign language instructors. In a letter to LSU Chancellor Michael Martin last week, the organization complained about the treatment of the so-called "Foreign Language 14," who are losing their jobs in... more »

• Governor gets face-to-face with LSU students

  November 1, 2010 9:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Student leaders at LSU finally got face-to-face with Governor Bobby Jindal today. The students, who have collected 700 letters from classmates on budget cuts to higher education, have been trying to deliver those letters to Jindal since last week. The students finally got a hold... more »

• College students meet with governor

  November 1, 2010 6:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Student leaders at LSU finally got face-to-face with Governor Bobby Jindal today. The students, who have collected 700 letters from classmates on budget cuts to higher education, have been trying to deliver those letters to the governor. Watch News 2 at 10 p.m. to find... more »

• LSU student letters go undelivered

  October 29, 2010 10:28 PM

  LSU Student Government leaders tried to deliver protest letters about how state budget cuts are affecting the university. The letters protest the $47 million in cuts to LSU over the past two years. Recently, Student Government president J Hudson challenged Jindal to stay off the campaign trail to... more »

• Medicaid managed care program stalled for now

  October 25, 2010 2:36 PM

  The state's health secretary says he doesn't have a new timeline for when the Jindal administration plans to begin changes to the way Louisiana delivers health care to the poor through the Medicaid program. Concerns by health providers and lawmakers stalled the pilot program, which was supposed to begin in... more »

• List of budget cuts ordered by Governor Jindal

  October 22, 2010 3:56 PM

  Governor Bobby Jindal issued an executive order reducing expenditures in state government to make up for a budget deficit of nearly $107,000,000. The following is a break down of the cuts. Executive Department- $6,094,311 Elected officials- Secretary of State- $2,430,964 Office of Attorney General- $350,000... more »

• LSU student asks Governor Jindal to stay home

  October 18, 2010 11:01 AM

  LSU's student body president says Gov. Bobby Jindal spends more time out of state than in Louisiana - so he sent a New Hampshire newspaper a personal plea to Jindal asking him to come home and work on the state's budget problems. In his letter to The Keene Sentinel, J... more »

• La. corrections agency may sell off state prisons

  October 14, 2010 7:34 AM

  The state Department of Corrections is contemplating the sale of prisons to cut costs during difficult budget times. State Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says everything has been put on the table, and he's looking for creative ways to chop his budget. The Jindal administration is in the midst of trimming... more »

• LSU cuts could slash one-third of English department

  October 11, 2010 4:11 PM

  Termination notices that went out to LSU instructors about a month ago could have far-reaching effects, according to a recent article in the school newspaper. The Daily Reveille reported this week that the notices, which had been sent to inform instructors they'd be fired next year if projected budget... more »

• SU hopes radiothon will benefit from homecoming fans

  October 8, 2010 6:46 PM

  Southern University is hoping gridiron action can help ease budget cuts. The goal is $90,000, and Southern hopes its annual radiothon can benefit from fans in town for the homecoming game. News 2’s Stephanie Ryan got answers on why the money is important, especially this year. more »

• Jazz Funeral memorializes LSU's possible budget cuts

  October 7, 2010 5:34 PM

  LSU faculty and students showed up in groups today to protest budget cuts in a New Orleans-styled jazz funeral. The sounds of horns wailed across the LSU Parade Ground as hundreds slowly marched in protest of the looming budget cuts. The brassy notes memorialized a list of foreign languages... more »

• Jindal administration readies for midyear cuts

  October 5, 2010 4:17 PM

  The Jindal administration is asking agencies to begin prepping for another possible round of midyear budget cuts, totaling nearly $200 million. That's in case the state loses a lawsuit over its use of the "rainy day" fund to balance last year's budget. Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater says he'll give... more »

• UL Lafayette student group to protest planned budget cuts

  October 5, 2010 6:13 AM

  The threat of more state budget cuts to higher education has moved one group of Louisiana-Lafayette students, tired of rising tuition rates, to rally against cuts this week. Links for Literacy hopes to raise awareness of budget cuts and the possibility of new ones this winter. Jennifer Saputo, a member... more »

• Board of Regents prepares for budget cuts next year

  September 20, 2010 6:49 PM

  The State Board of Regents is wasting no time getting ready for next year’s budget cuts at colleges and universities. That’s when federal money will run out. News 2’s Mike Steele got answers on what’s being done starting now. more »

• LSU official denies seeing UNO as "branch" campus

  September 17, 2010 2:28 PM

  LSU System President John Lombardi is confident the search for a new chancellor at the University of New Orleans will attract high-profile candidates despite the threat of deep budget cuts and the contentious departure of the man who held the job for seven years. Lombardi visited the New Orleans campus... more »

• University of New Orleans chancellor steps down

  September 16, 2010 12:15 PM

  UPDATE: The chancellor of the University of New Orleans said Thursday that he was relieved of his duties by the LSU system, which runs UNO. Timothy Ryan said LSU system president John Lombardi summoned him to the system's flagship Baton Rouge campus and told him Thursday morning that he was... more »

• LSU postpones faculty cuts

  September 8, 2010 5:58 PM

  Some faculty at LSU got more time and won't lose their jobs in January. The chancellor delayed lay-offs until next August. Earlier this year, LSU notified more than 200 non-tenured faculty they could be fired in January of next year. Now, the university extended the possible end date even... more »

• Protests won't stop College budget cuts

  September 5, 2010 9:53 AM

  A group of University of New Orleans students has reminded state lawmakers and Gov. Bobby Jindal just how nasty and angry the next round of budget cuts will be, getting into a tussle with police as part of a protest about the deep reductions on the horizon. But those students... more »

• Update: 2 UNO students arrested during budget cut protest

  September 1, 2010 1:43 PM

  The University of New Orleans campus police chief was injured in a scuffle with students who refused to leave the administration building after a campus protest against deep budget cuts. UNO spokesman Adam Norris says two people were arrested. He said he believed they were students but did... more »

• Budget cuts keep Southern's 'Human Jukebox' at home

  August 30, 2010 6:06 PM

  Southern University's "Human Jukebox" Marching Band is seeking donations. Its travel budget was stripped due to state-mandated budget cuts. The band will only play at two of the six away games since those are paid for by outside sources. Those games are the Bayou Classic and the first game. The... more »

• State asks colleges to plan for deeper budget cuts

  August 20, 2010 10:37 PM

  College campuses across Louisiana are crunching numbers once again. The state is asking for another set of plans in what it calls a budget exercise if money gets tight. Campus leaders were already in this so-called exercise because the state asked for plans on a smaller cut months ago.... more »

• More budget cuts to come for higher ed

  August 19, 2010 5:19 PM

  After facing millions of dollars in cuts within the last year, Louisiana's higher education system will face the chopping block, yet, again. System presidents said the cuts have long-term effects, and they affect everyone in Louisiana. Thursday, presidents of universities came out to voice their concerns about the future... more »

• Budget cuts impact State Historic Sites

  July 20, 2010 6:10 PM

  Tourism in Louisiana may take a hit because of state budget cuts. Some popular State Historic Sites will shut down during normal business hours and tourists will have to schedule an appointment before visiting the sites. Los Adaes, Winter Quarters, Plaquemine Lock, Marksville, Fort Pike, Fort Jesup and... more »

• LSUA fall semester tuition going up

  July 20, 2010 5:56 AM

  Louisiana State University at Alexandria is raising its tuition 10 percent beginning this fall. LSUA Chancellor Dave Manuel outlined the university's plans to handle a potential 23 percent -- or about $2.6 million -- slash to its 2011-12 budget. The potential budget cut reflects the dire projections of a $133... more »

• LSU Chancellor says cuts would be crippling

  July 16, 2010 7:14 PM

  LSU Chancellor Michael Martin told the LSU Board of Supervisors that the $46 million dollars in cuts planned for next year would be devastating. He says that total equals the same amount as shutting down five colleges within the university. Martin says that is not an option, and it... more »