budget cuts

Drastic measures are being put in place to keep the residents of one Louisiana community safe while town officials work out a major budgeting issue.

The town has lost four officers this month who left the police department to pursue jobs offering higher pay.

Officials with Louisiana's State Board of Regents plan to make the new Governor honor his promise to support funding for Louisiana's future.

A nationwide cutback of troops across the nation will affect personnel at Ft. Polk in Vernon Parish.

Funding cuts for higher education in the state could be restored if the House Appropriations Committee's fiscal plan is adopted as is.

Should the Louisiana House be patting themselves on the back for passing measures to close the budget gap or should they be kicked in the backside for letting things get this bad?

LSU Chancellor F. King Alexander is encouraging students and alumni to contact legislators about rethinking the massive budget cuts to higher education.

Louisiana's budget is feeling the effect of lower oil prices. Those lower prices could have a major impact on higher education across the state.

The LSU Health Science System has announced $329 million in new cuts to offset federal cuts to the state’s Medicaid budget. System spokesperson Dr. Fred Cerise says the board gave them some specific guidelines. “They said that they didn’t want to close any training programs, so you’ll see where the cuts are concentrated more heavily on those hospitals where we don’t have training,“ says Dr... Read