EUNICE — While LSU President F. King Alexander was at LSUE Tuesday afternoon to talk about the LSU Strategic Plan and the university’s economic impact, he said, “Don’t make us wait this out until June” for budget decisions.
“Let’s solve this problem so that we don’t have collateral damage that slows us down from addressing these strategic issues,” Alexander said.
When budget decisions are not made until June, Alexander said, enrollment and hiring are affected.
“Last year our parents were held hostage and our students were held hostage,” he said.
The Baton Rouge campus was expected to have about 200 ...