Public university leaders are pushing the state legislature to approve a higher education tax credit that’s having trouble getting support in the Louisiana House. University of Louisiana system President Sandra Woodley says the legislation is needed to prevent deep cuts to four and two year colleges…:
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The legislation, which has been called the SAVE fund, is facing push back from House members. They say its a complicated and only offered, because Governor Jindal doesn’t want to break his Americans for Tax Reform’s no-new-taxes pledge.

The 5 presidential semi-finalists for Grambling State are being interviewed this week and the university is naming a new leader on Thursday. The interviews are all public and open to the media and GSU spokeswoman Tracy Wright says they are excited about the process…:
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There are 10 days left in the 2015 legislative session and lawmakers do not appear to be close to balancing the state’s budget. Eric Gill reports…:
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It will probably look like a packed LSU football tailgating day on Saturday as The Tiger baseball team takes on the UL-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns at 7pm. The game on Sunday will either be at 5pm or 6pm and on Monday, if necessary, the game is still TBD. Saturday night’s game will be broadcast on ESPN2.