Governor Bobby Jindal signs into law legislation that allows the University of New Orleans to transfer from the LSU System to the University of Louisiana System.
State Representative Rickey Hardy
joined "Mornings With Ken & Bernie" to be the guest for "Acadiana Live". Hardy is part of the Acadiana delegation at the State Legislature.
In the wake of Governor Bobby Jindal's call for the Louisiana Board of Regents to look at the idea of merging the University of New Orleans and Southern University at New Orleans,
Governor Bobby Jindal and his administrative team are looking at ways to make cuts to the 1.6 billion dollar budget deficit. State Senator Elbert Guillory says he thinks UNO and SUNO should be consolidated.
Despite backlash from black lawmakers and some education officials, the governor's proposal to merge two New Orleans colleges COULD gain support among lawmakers.
The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus says its members will oppose any attempt to merge the University of New Orleans campus with the historically black Southern University at New Orleans campus.
Governor Bobby Jindal wants the Board of Regents to undertake a study of whether the University of New Orleans and Southern University of New Orleans should be merged and become part of the University of Louisiana System.