Senior writer Kyle Bove discusses budget cuts....

The University released its plan to reduce about $19 million from its operating budget on Thursday, and 100 layoffs or job eliminations are expected. The budget and - still called a 'work-in-progress' as officials wait to receive more detailed informatio...

The University released its plan to reduce about $19 million from its operating budget this afternoon. The budget and - still called a 'work-in-progress' as officials wait to receive more detailed information from individual campus units and - was sent to t...

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The governing board for Louisiana's public colleges and universities announced finalized budget cut amounts for the state's college systems Tuesday. The LSU System is set to take a state funding cut of about $56 million for the fiscal year that started...

The governing board for Louisiana's public colleges and universities announced finalized budget cut amounts for the state's four college systems today. The LSU System is set to take a state funding cut of about $56 million for the fiscal year that starts...

The Department of State Civil Service recently OK'd the University's plan to withhold merit increases for the 2009-10 fiscal year that starts July 1. University faculty and staff received an e-mail confirming the approval today. Last week, LSU System Pr...

(AP) and - Ideas about how to restructure, divvy up and use the state's rainy day fund are plentiful at the Louisiana Capitol, as the fund has become one of the central arguments in the state budgeting battle between the House and Senate. Whether lawmakers ...

LSU System employees will not receive merit increases next fiscal year because of pending budget cuts, LSU System President John Lombardi informed System units Monday. Chancellor Michael Martin told faculty and staff members in an e-mail sent Monday t...

Since its unveiling in April, the University's massive realignment plan has been a hotbed of academic controversy. The plan and - which aims to rename and restructure nearly every academic college on campus and - drew fire Thursday from one member of the LS...

Louisiana is not listed with the states that have applied for a $48.6 billion stimulus fund specifically for K-12 and higher education at the U.S. Department of Education's Web site. But according to state Department of Education officials, Governor B...

Chancellor Michael Martin said while the University has made significant strides with the Legislature during the past month, its budget crisis is far from finished. The controversial gun bill was shot down last week, and Senate Bill 85, which proposed...

Chancellor Michael Martin, along with other state higher education leaders, will testify today before the House Appropriations Committee about the University's budgetary future at 9 a.m. in the State Capitol. Martin told faculty, staff and students in...

Students will see an increase in fees, the elimination of several scholarship programs, larger class sizes and elimination of student jobs if the University's state support is cut by the proposed nearly $50 million, according to the University's 2009-10 b...

Students will see an increase in fees, the elimination of several scholarship programs, larger class sizes and elimination of student jobs if the University's state support is cut by the proposed nearly $50 million, according to the University's 2009-10 b...