University faces mid-year budget cuts - Chas Guidry, Nicholls Worth

Despite facing a $1.64 million mid-year budget reduction, Nicholls will avoid laying off faculty and eliminating classes this semester due in part to revenue from increased enrollment and charging a percentage of the reduction to auxiliary services. The University's share of the reduction, an $83.9 million statewide cut to higher education, represents 5 percent of Nicholls' state-appropriated budget.