BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) –
A House committee has given its approval for an eventual merger of SUNO and the University of New Orleans.
A merger of historically black Southern University at New Orleans and the University of New Orleans cleared the House Education Committee Tuesday. The 10 to 5 vote came after hours of debate and a visit from Governor Bobby Jindal.
Jindal brought not only his star power to the committee but he also was armed with a battery of statistics.
“Even if you do nothing even, if you do pass no new piece of legislation 87 percent starting as first year full time freshmen at SUNO will not be eligible to enroll in the Fall 2012,” said Jindal.
Opponents say the consolidation would diminish educational opportunities for minorities. Supporters say it will offer better educational opportunities.
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