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LOUISIANA COLLEGES SEEK $1.25B AMID $4B MAINTENANCE BACKLOG

(The Center Square) — Louisiana's public colleges and universities are seeking $1.25 billion for construction projects amid a $4 billion backlog of overdue campus repairs.

The Louisiana Board of Regents' proposed capital outlay budget includes 73 projects across the state's four public higher education systems, with $702.1 million requested for the 2027-28 fiscal year alone.

The funding gap undersco…

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