The webpage will be a go-to source for updates, guidance, and resources on how the federal aid pause may impact LOSFA’s scholarship and grant programs.

Louisiana’s higher education officials want to financially reward public colleges and universities that help students develop job skills, but first they need more state funding.

“Freezing federal grant and loan payments is a direct attack on everyday Louisianians and our most vulnerable communities. This order halts essential funding already approved by Congress—crippling public programs, killing jobs, and sowing chaos across the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facing a $10 million budget shortfall, the University of New Orleans is out in full force at Washington Mardi Gras, hoping to secure private donations and more federal research dollars.

As part of a plan to reduce a $10 million deficit, the University of New Orleans will require furloughs for most of its employees during the current academic year.

The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved a request from the University of New Orleans for furloughs for the remainder of the 2024-25 fiscal year. According to UNO, the furloughs are necessary to help address the budget deficit the school is facing.

(Photo by Matthew Perschall) Most staff at the University of New Orleans will be furloughed through the end of the fiscal year under a plan the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved Thursday. Until June 30, nearly every staff member ...

The LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research will award $1.8 million in grants to various projects at the university, the school announced. This is the fund’s third year. Some of the research receiving funding this round includes STEM,

Most employees at the University of New Orleans will be furloughed through the end of the fiscal year under a plan the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved Thursday. Until June 30,

LCMS Cancer Center director said. The Naples, Italy-native looks to bring the institution to a level for National Cancer Institute designation, a process he expects to take at least five years.

Washington Mardi Gras is known as a boozy political party for lobbyists, donors and politicians. But for higher education leaders, it’s also an opportunity to take advantage of having Louisiana’s most rich and powerful in the same building — and in a good mood.

The Interstate 10 closure spanned nearly the entire state, ending west of the Mississippi state line east of New Orleans. Meanwhile, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) had deployed crews traveling in both directions to treat the interstate's surfaces in an effort to restore normal traffic flow.