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Jindal opposes proposal to cap TOPS grants

January 5, 2012 9:04 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal said he'll oppose any efforts to limit grants in the state's free college tuition program called TOPS, a recommendation backed by a higher education study panel earlier this week. The Governance Commission suggested a restructuring of TOPS, to give all students a... more »
Senator Publicly Opposes Pardon for Edwin Edwards Play Video

September 30, 2011 9:41 PM

Former Governor Edwin Edwards making news again, this time over his bid for a presidential pardon. In 2003, Edwards' then wife Candy petitioned for a pardon for her husband. Now Edwards third wife, Trina Scott Edwards, is doing the same. "I would really hope that more people would... more »
Jindal Opposes Cap on TOPS

April 22, 2010 12:23 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Morgan City state senator's annual bid to cap the amount of money college students could receive through the free tuition program called TOPS has failed again. The Senate Education Committee rejected the bill by Democratic Sen. Butch Gautreaux without objection Thursday. The committee has... more »