UL has answered the state-mandated call for a $4.3 million-plus budget cut, and while academics have emerged unscathed by the new plan, other university programs will face reductions.

UL submitted its plan for dealing with the cuts, collectively 4.62 percent of the university's budget, to the UL System this week.

Louisiana's higher education community has had to shoulder $55 million in budget cuts in the current fiscal year which runs to June 30 - a considerable chunk of the $341 million state budget deficit brought on by falling revenues.

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Cody Daigle • cdaigle@theadvertiser.com • January 9, 2009