Jindal to outline college agenda

Gov. Bobby Jindal will announce his legislative proposals for revamping Louisiana’s higher education system at a conference with college leaders today. Members of Louisiana’s five higher education boards and their system presidents are getting together at the Trusteeship Conference to talk about common issues and problems. More than $300 million in state funding has been stripped from colleges in the last two years, and deep cuts are on the horizon. Proposals include raising student tuition and fees and merging the University of New Orleans with the Southern University at New Orleans campus. Also, a third of all academic programs are under review to determine if they should be eliminated because they have too few students. Jindal has yet to say which ideas he’ll support. To watch a streaming video of Jindal’s address, click here at 11:45 a.m.