Blueprint Louisiana adds to agenda

Blueprint Louisiana, a nonpartisan reform group headed by some of the state’s top business leaders, is pushing efforts to create a knowledge-based, innovation-driven economy. The group says it will back performance-based funding for higher education, instead of the current formula based on student enrollment and support creation of a Louisiana Research Alliance, which will guide investments toward diversification of the economy. Sean Reilly, chairman of Blueprint Louisiana and COO of Lamar Advertising, says the group supports a phased-in approach for higher education funding reform, to establish changes while recognizing budget cuts.