Louisiana Higher Education Leaders Continue Push For Full Funding - WALLIS WATKINS , New Orleans Public Radio

Louisiana’s colleges and universities are facing a budget cut of nearly $100 million next year if the Legislature can’t compromise on a tax plan by June 30. “The impact of that would be extraordinary,” says Jim Henderson, president of the University of Louisiana System — which has nine universities, such as Southeastern University and UL Lafayette. “We’re not talking about marginal cuts right now that could be absorbed with larger class sizes," he says. "We’re talking about loss of faculty, continued disrepair of facilities. At that point, you’re going to talk about whether we will be in the mission of delivering higher education in the state of Louisiana. That’s how important this is." http://wwno.org/post/louisiana-higher-education-leaders-continue-push-full-funding