First of all, settle down.
I am not picking on the HBCU's in Louisiana. There is a need for Southern-BR, and they do a nice job. I'm being completely fair here. There are schools in each system of higher ed in this state that need to be shut down. Nobody gets spared my axe.
I AM picking on wasteful, irresponsible spending, and I'm sorry, but one of the worst things this state has done that has lead to our continual crisis of funding is to foster the idea that every city thats wants a university should have one.
Some of the schools I mentioned have had more than enough time to prove that there is a place for them. Some of them should never have opened in the first place.
Either way, the needs served by each of these schools could be met other places in this state for a lot less money.
Look. We are not the Federal government. We can't print money. We HAVE to live within our means in the smartest way possible.
Closing schools won't make people leave this state. They have been doing that in droves for the better part of 3 decades. In fact, closing some schools would be the first sign in a loong time that we just might be serious about fixing Louisiana.