BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU has proposed more than $10.3 million in budget cuts at its main campus in Baton Rouge.
LSU Chancellor Michael Martin said on Tuesday that the moves should avoid layoffs and cutting class offerings for now.
But Martin warned much more substantive changes could be made in the future if the spending reductions that begin next week are made permanent by state government.
The entire LSU System, which includes campuses in several cities, is responsible for $29 million in cuts.
The state faces a $341 million shortfall in its $30 billion budget for the fiscal year that ends in June because of the national recession and declining state revenue from lower oil prices.
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