Jan. 4, 2021

Baton Rouge
LSU, other colleges set to get $268 million from coronavirus relief bill
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/education/article_7c864c7c-4552-11eb-b089-ff832d8bb7ea.html

Grambling
Grambling State to see $87M in debt relief through Coronavirus Act
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2020/12/31/grambling-state-see-87-m-debt-relief-through-coronavirus-act/4105011001/

Hammond
Entergy supports mobile STEM lab
https://www.hammondstar.com/news/entergy-supports-mobile-stem-lab/article_298ec30d-fd45-59d4-be36-8392151c3ef2.html

Southeastern Louisiana University graduates 1,084 in December 2020 ceremonies
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/livingston_tangipahoa/article_9da4a25c-3e52-11eb-9f22-9f12029a8cc0.html

Christmas trees recycling
https://www.hammondstar.com/news/christmas-trees-recycling/article_80a99aad-5a79-5378-9402-6731faa74c94.html

Lafayette
UL System ‘adaptable’ in meeting 2020 challenges posed by COVID-19, hurricanes
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/coronavirus/article_0d62988a-4ab8-11eb-96be-0324fb1a4b81.html

What were the biggest education stories of 2020 — other than the pandemic?
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/education/2020/12/31/biggest-education-stories-2020-other-than-pandemic/4016947001/

A look at how COVID-19 impacted Acadiana schools in 2020
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/education/2020/12/30/take-look-how-covid-19-impacted-acadiana-schools-2020/4007917001/

‘There’s more I want to do’: Continuing education courses provide opportunities amid pandemic
https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/education/2020/12/24/continuing-education-courses-ul-provide-job-opportunities-amid-pandemic/3872637001/

Lake Charles
Despite hurricanes and a pandemic, McNeese readies campus for students in spring; Here’s an outlook
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/coronavirus/article_c82bea3e-4619-11eb-9cfc-479cbdea604b.html

More than 500 earn degrees from McNeese State
https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/APA/AmPress/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=AMP%2F2020%2F12%2F19&id=Ar00301&sk=AA3DFACE&viewMode=text

Professor of nursing at Mcneese inducted into nursing association Hall of Fame
https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/APA/AmPress/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=AMP%2F2020%2F12%2F24&id=Ar00302&sk=5F5F5E8C&viewMode=text

McNeese College of Nursing awarded $1.45 million grant
https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/APA/AmPress/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=AMP%2F2020%2F12%2F25&id=Ar01004&sk=979DBF6C&viewMode=text

Monroe
Loved ones mourn death of Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow
https://www.knoe.com/2020/12/31/loved-ones-mourn-death-of-louisiana-congressman-elect-luke-letlow/

ULM open ‘Late ’til 8″ to help students
https://www.knoe.com/2020/12/29/ulm-open-late-til-8-to-help-students/

Double degree translates into prestigious internship for La. Tech grad
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2021/01/02/double-degree-translates-into-prestigious-internship-louisana-tech-grad/4094694001/

Natchitoches
An 18-day whirlwind: What it took for the LHSAA Prep Classic to kick off at NSU
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2020/12/26/lhsaa-prep-classic-in-natchitoches-how-it-happened/4035115001/

New Orleans
Ones to Watch: Education
https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2020/12/29/ones-to-watch-education-24/

UNO engineering professor honored, and more metro college newsUNO engineering professor honored, and more metro college news
https://www.nola.com/news/communities/crescent_city/article_1882fd76-3e57-11eb-a596-f7e0d27f78dc.html

Ruston
Louisiana Tech shares update on campus construction
https://www.knoe.com/2020/12/31/louisiana-tech-shares-update-on-campus-construction/

Tech projects move forward during break
http://www.rustonleader.com/news/tech-projects-move-forward-during-break

Regional/National
Big Changes in the Federal Student-Aid System Are Coming. Here’s Why They Matter.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/big-changes-in-the-federal-student-aid-system-are-coming-heres-why-they-matter?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1865058_nl_Daily-Briefing_date_20210104&cid=db&source=ams&sourceId=397376