UL-Lafayette Cuts 70 Jobs to Help Resolve $25M Deficit: Interim President

UL cutting 70 jobs amid budget woes

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette announced it is cutting 70 jobs in an effort to address a $25 million budget gap. This decision follows a recent meeting by the UL System Board to adopt…

UL-Lafayette cuts 70 jobs to help resolve $25M deficit: interim president

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The budget crisis at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette continues to hit home with university employees. According to a letter from interim President Jamie Hebert, 70 jobs across all divisions have been affected. Of the 70, 51 positions were eliminated; 28 unclassified employees and 23 classified employees governed by Civil Service rules, with the remaining positions reduced due to retirements, resignations and reassi…

UL Lafayette to cut 70 employees to make a dent in $25 million deficit

A brick wall sign marks the entrance to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus on May 15, 2025. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)LAFAYETTE – Interim University of Louisiana Lafayette President Jaimie Hebert announced in a Thursday afternoon email to faculty and staff that 70 employees across all divisions will be cut through a combination of position eliminations, retirements, resignations and reassignments as the university seeks to …

More changes announced at UL; employees to be notified today

Over the past weeks, stories have come out of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, as financial woes - and their impacts - have been revealed.Earlier this month, UL Interim President Jamie Hebert announced the university is facing at $25 million deficit. In a letter to employees, he announced the closure of the Office of Sustainability and Community Engagement, and administrative restructurings in the Office of Communications and Marketing …

UL Lafayette confirms another round of layoffs

Interim president says cuts will be made through a combination of position eliminations, retirements, resignations and reassignments.