Article archive / June 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 10. Source pages: 6.
House Bill 964, a measure to move LSUS from the LSU System to the University of Louisiana System, and merge it with LaTech, was abandoned. Author Rep. Jim Fannin had to shelve his bill because he could not gather the supermajority of votes needed for it to pass, 70 of 105.
According to a report in the Times–Picayune and the Monroe News-Star, the idea had good support from the business and community leaders in both Ruston and Shreveport, who view LSUS as lacking support and attention from the LSU System. However, while the Louisiana Board of Regents was in favor of the move, the LSU Board of Supervisors opposed it, noted in the report Times–Picayune by Bill Barrow.
Instead of the merger a resolution for the “LSU-Shreveport Commitment Plan,” was passed. The measure calls for new strategies such as new degree programs and more on-line teaching, but some are skeptical that the resolution will be enough to help, according to several reports.
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