Southern University officials resist one-board-for-all plan

BATON ROUGE, LA — Southern University’s separate management board is safe for now, but college administrators aren’t sure it will survive.

 Gov. Mike Foster (R) tried to reduce the number of higher education management boards in Louisiana from four to one. A bill that would have brought this about, and backed by Foster, was voted down during a recent special session of the state Legislature.

 Foster wants to create a 23-member Board of Governors to replace: * The Board of Supervisors for Southern University;

·         The Board of Supervisors for Louisiana State University;