If you like reality TV you should tune in to the final hours of the legislature today. The drama, the money, the bickering, the threats, they are all real and they will all affect the money in your pocket.
Any parent with a student in college will tell you that tuition goes up every year. In the current financial framework of TOPS so would the TOPS award. Legislators say the automatic increase has to stop.
Tax and revenue bills approved by the Louisiana House are beginning to work their way through the Senate. Many pundits predict there will be stronger opposition to some of the proposed measures in the state's upper chamber.
If you think letting Louisiana's smartest kids twist in the breeze is a good idea then do nothing. If you want our children to have the best opportunity to make our state better then take action now.
Governor Jindal's position is clear. The House leadership position is clear. Will funding for higher education be cut with a veto or restored by new legislation. You're voice and opinion is needed in Baton Rouge right now.
Nearly 100 students and sympathizers gathered on the capitol steps in Baton Rouge yesterday. Their mission, to stave off nearly $600 million dollars in budget cuts announced for Louisiana's public universities.
A Louisiana lawmaker wants to put decisions on student fees for our state's colleges students in the hands of college administrators. It would require a change to the state's constitution.
A little less than 23-thousand dollars is all that stands in the way of South Louisiana Community College reaching its fund raising goal for a new health sciences building. The project which will cost an estimated 17 million dollars to complete is on track to begin construction next year.
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Will Louisiana's TOPS students soon be required to work in the state of Louisiana after graduation? One state legislator is proposing to make it so in this session. Should this apply to all students who receive scholarships? Perhaps a football player who attends college on an athletic scholarship would he be required to play for the Saints?