Cuts force LSU to layoff instructors, eliminate services - Hannah Catchings, Tiger Weekly

Over the holiday break, the dialogue concerning LSU's ongoing budget cuts resulted in a $12.6 million reduction in the university's operating budget. The announcement was somewhat of a surprise, as the cuts came with a sooner-than-anticipated start date. This most recent trim brings the university's total budget cutback to $43 million in the past 13 months. With so many future decisions clouded in uncertainty, the wide-ranging effects have become increasingly noticeable. "Very few good things come from budgets the size we [now] must handle," said Chancellor Michael Martin in an e-mail to Tiger Weekly.