Lawmakers advances plan to transfer struggling UNO back to LSU System

Lawmakers advances plan to transfer struggling UNO back to LSU System

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Senate Bill 202 proposes moving UNO back to the LSU System. UNO faces a $10 million budget shortfall and ongoing layoffs. Enrollment has declined from 17,000 pre-Katrina to 6,488 in 2024. The Board of Regents has approved the transfer, with further Senate review pending. Louisiana legislators are advancing legislation to move the University of New Orleans, which has struggled with enrollment and finances, back into the LSU S…

Lawmakers advance plan to transfer struggling UNO back to LSU System

Flowers grow Dec. 15, 2022, in front of the University of New Orleans sign on Lakeshore Drive. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator)Louisiana legislators are advancing legislation to move the University of New Orleans, which has struggled with enrollment and finances, back into the LSU System. Senate Bill 202 by Sen. Jimmy Harris, D-New Orleans, unanimously cleared the Senate Education committee Thursday. The bill would reverse the actio…

Proposal to transfer UNO back to LSU System clears hurdle

Louisiana lawmakers are advancing their plan to return the University of New Orleans to its original home—the LSU System—after 14 years in the University of Louisiana System, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  UNO faces deep cuts and staff furloughs driven by the school’s $10 million budget shortfall and enrollment that has declined since Hurricane Katrina.  SB 202, introduced by Sen. Jimmy Harris, D-New Orleans, cleared its first hurdle by advanci…