Monthly Archives: October 2011

Southern University declares a financial emergency

The Southern University Board of Supervisors declared a financial emergency on the main campus Friday on a 14-0, with two members absent, vote after months of debating the issue. The declaration of the emergency, called financial exigency, was made despite … Continue reading

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Southern to seek exigency again

The Southern University Board of Supervisors will again consider declaring a financial emergency Friday for the main Baton Rouge campus. Southern Chancellor James Llorens and Southern University System President Ronald Mason Jr. made the request to declare the emergency, called … Continue reading

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BRCC chancellor candidates announced

Candidates for the Baton Rouge Community College chancellor position include the former Eatel president and the chancellors of SOWELA Technical Community College in Lake Charles and Louisiana Delta Community College in Monroe. The Louisiana Community and Technical College System publicly … Continue reading

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Nearly half of Louisiana schools score “D” or “F”

Forty-four percent of public schools in Louisiana got a “D” or an “F” in the first round of letter grades for schools, a member of the state’s top school board said today. Chas Roemer, a member of the state Board … Continue reading

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