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Legislators seek to expand vocational, technical scholarships

Louisiana lawmakers are pushing to expand access to the state’s TOPS-Tech scholarship program and bring more balance to higher education funding priorities, which they say favor four-year degrees.

Two House bills seek to make more vocational and technical students eligible for aid. House Bill 482 by Rep. Chris Turner, R-Ruston, would broaden both the initial and continuing eligibility rules for TOP…

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