The Louisiana Board of Regents is a
government agency
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
that is responsible for coordination of all public
higher education
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in the state. The Board was created under the terms of the 1974
Louisiana Constitution
The Louisiana Constitution is legally named the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and commonly called the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and the Constitution of 1974. The constitution is the cornerstone of the law of Louisiana ensuring the ...
, and began operations effective January 1, 1975.
[Louisiana Board of Regents]
Accessed December 19, 2007.
It consists of 15 members, 14 of whom are appointed by the Governor to six-year, overlapping terms. Each of Louisiana's six congressional districts is represented by at least one regent but no more than two. The Louisiana Constitution also entitles the
Louisiana Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature (; ) is the state legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a bicameral legislature, body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 ...
to appoint a student member to the Board as the Regents' 15th member.
[ Commissioner ]Sally Clausen
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resigned in 2010 after a controversy centered on her one-day retirement in 2009 in order to collect vacation and sick leave pay and to draw both retirement and salary in excess of $500,000 annually.
See also
* Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick
*Dale Thorn
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*Edwards Barham
Erle Edwards Barham (July 10, 1937 – October 17, 2014) was a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate
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References
External Links
https://www.laregents.edu/
Government agencies established in 1975
Government of Louisiana
Public education in Louisiana
Governing bodies of universities and colleges in the United States
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