Board of Regents votes to transmit study recommending transfer of University of New Orleans to LSU system

The Louisiana Board of Regents voted March [date not specified] to transmit a study and staff recommendations on the potential transfer of the University of New Orleans from the University of Louisiana System to the Louisiana State University System.

The study, prepared at the board’s request and presented by Board staff, documents long-term enrollment decline, program and staffing trends, and a fiscal gap at UNO that staff estimated at roughly $30,000,000. "We will be talking about the transfer of, the potential transfer of the University of New Orleans from the UL system back to the LSU system," said Tristan (Board of Regents staff), who summarized the analysis for the Regents.

Why it matters: the change would shift governance and management of an urban public research university and is explicitly contingent on action by the state legislature and on accreditation approval. The Board voted to forward the report so lawmakers can consider legislative action in the 2025 regular session.

Key findings and context Board staff told Regents that UNO’s full-time-equivalent enrollment was…