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Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, the commissioner of higher education, said Louisiana universities are getting by during the pandemic with the help of increased federal and state funding.

Photo Courtesy of Dr. Kim Hunter Reed.

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Dr. Jim Henderson, president of the University of Louisiana System, said the state’s universities need more funding to retain faculty and prepare students for a changing workplace.

Photo Courtesy of Dr. Jim Henderson.

STATE’S UNIVERSITIES HOPEFUL ABOUT FEDERAL RELIEF FROM COVID-19

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 10:56am

By Adrian Dubose and Lauren Cheramie
LSU Manship School News Service

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Photo by Kaylee Poche/LSU Manship School News Service
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne will present a proposed budget to the Legislature this Friday.

State’s dependence on federal aid leaves budget picture unclear

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 11:04am

Sydney McGovern,
Brittney Forbes and
Cortney Brown
LSU Manship School
News Service
 
BATON ROUGE — With an estimated $2 billion provided to Louisiana from a federal coronavirus aid bill passed in December and the likelihood of another federal stimulus package, state legislators are hopeful they can balance the budget for fiscal 2022 with no more than modest cuts.

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211 Assistance available to help with self-reporting damage survey following winter weather event

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 10:55am

BATON ROUGE – The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness continues to request information from anyone who received damage due to the winter weather event last week. It is important to all of the agencies responsible for recovery to gather this information as quickly as possible.
The self-reporting survey, which can be found at damage.la.gov, will help local and state emergency managers collect data to move forward with the recovery process.

President Biden approves Gov. Edwards’ request for Federal Emergency Declaration due to impact of historic winter storms

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 10:20am

BATON ROUGE — President Joseph R. Biden has approved Governor John Bel Edwards’ request for a federal emergency declaration for all 64 Louisiana parishes impacted by the severe and historic winter weather. Specifically, FEMA will provide emergency protective measures (Category B) for mass care and sheltering and direct federal assistance from federal agencies.

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