Budget Troubles Force Layoffs at Southern University - Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

In October, Southern University in Baton Rouge declared a financial emergency due to declining enrollments and cuts in appropriations from the state government. As a result of the declaration, Chancellor James Llorens announced that all employees earning more than $30,000 a year will receive a furlough during the academic year which will reduce their pay by 10 percent. The furloughs include tenured faculty. In another cost cutting move, the university decided to hold no classes on Fridays.