Louisiana college leaders seek $172M budget boost next year - MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press

After absorbing nearly a decade of cuts and receiving flat funding this year, Louisiana's top higher education board voted Wednesday to ask the governor and lawmakers for a $172 million increase for public colleges next year. The request from the Board of Regents would bump up general state funds for higher education to $1.2 billion in the 2019-20 budget year that begins July 1. https://newschamber.com/louisiana/fl-parishes/3528009/louisiana-college-leaders-seek-172m.html