Bracing for a $250 million budget shortfall with the sunset of a state sales tax next year, Louisiana higher education system leaders told the Board of Regents that funding cuts could have “devastating” impacts.
That could mean slashed programs, layoffs and students across the state receiving less financial aid, system leaders said at a state Board of Regents budget hearing on Tuesday.
“There’s no place to cut that won’t hurt,” said Dennis Shields, president and CEO of the Southern University system.
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