re: ULL and name history....

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It is kind of shitty though, ULL was allowed the name change in 84 only to have it over turned by the state.ULM never wanted to change its name either. Seems like no one really got what they wanted.

My question is why was the name change in 84 shot down? I dont honestly believe that LSU officials were threatened, but it does seem odd and doesnt make much sense.

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In 1984, the then-University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) received permission from Tulane University to adopt the name "The University of Louisiana." USL applied to the then-Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities (now The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors) for permission to change its name to "The University of Louisiana," and on April 27 of that year permission was granted. The Louisiana Board of Regents quickly filed suit with the Board of Trustees, and on May 22, District Judge William H. Brown stripped the university of the name, upon which it reverted to USL. Immediately thereafter, the state legislature removed from all of the boards of higher education their historical powers over names of buildings, colleges and universities, and the legislature reserved that right solely for itself.

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