UNO transition report calls for major spending to join LSU System

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 567

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A report on how to move the University of New Orleans into the LSU System has identified tens of millions of dollars in needed upgrades, maintenance and staff.

The report was formulated by a transition committee created to steer the move, which will reverse action legislators took 14 years ago to make UNO part of the University of Louisiana System after it had been affiliated with LSU since its founding in 1958.

UNO’s …

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