Louisiana’s top college leaders gathered Wednesday at LSU to discuss the reality of budget cuts and the need to downsize while becoming more efficient.
The higher education officials and House Speaker Jim Tucker agreed that the Louisiana Legislature should hand over tuition control to college management boards, as long as it is done with limitations.
LSU System President John Lombardi said everything boils down to money, even though his colleagues like to say that educational values are most important. “I say, ‘But where are the values without the revenues.’ They say, ‘Well, John, you’re a Philistine and you’re a jerk,’” Lombardi said.
