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• Student enrollment decrease following flood to impact Livingston teachers Play Video

  March 28, 2017 7:31 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Some teachers will not be returning to Livingston Parish following the August flood, due to a decline in student enrollment. Parish schools got back to their campuses following the flood just weeks ago and more changes are coming for the staff. "Some schools, they lose populations... more »

• Post-flood fewer new students, but Ascension still sees increase in enrollment

  October 3, 2016 6:30 PM

  GONZALES - Despite significant flooding and damaged campuses, fall enrollment increased in the Ascension Parish Public School System. The system said it had 128 more students at the start of the 2016-2017 school year compared to 2015. The unofficial October 1 count is 22,311 students. Though, that's down from... more »

• LSU reaches record enrollment for African American and Hispanic students

  September 21, 2016 11:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU's enrollment this fall has reached a new record in university history for the amount of African American and Hispanic students. According to university officials, there are 3,741 African American students enrolled, surpassing last year's record of 3,703. There are currently 1,820 Hispanic students enrolled, surpassing... more »

• Medicaid expansion enrollment to begin in June Play Video

  April 18, 2016 1:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards announced that enrollment for Medicaid expansion will begin on June 1. Edwards testified before the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare’s oversight hearing on the issue. During the hearing, Edwards and Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals, discussed... more »

• Southern system sees 31 percent increase in freshmen enrollment

  September 15, 2015 12:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Southern University officials said Tuesday new enrollment numbers mark the beginning of a new chapter in their history. The system’s fall enrollment has risen by 490 students with a 31 percent increase for freshmen enrollment in their Baton Rouge campus. Officials pointed to new strategies... more »