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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The state is once again asking LSU to come up with a plan to slice budgets. University officials believe doing so will cripple programs, jobs and ultimately, the state.

"We are already down the money we need to provide quality education and high quality experience," said LSU Spokesman Herb Vincent

In July, the university came up with a plan to respond to $46 million in possible cuts for the 2011-12 school year.
It laid out three levels of proposed cuts, including doing away with $5 million in scholarships and financial aid, $1.85 million in cuts to academic affairs for athletes, and an 18.5 percent increase in tuition among other things.

"These are traumatic cuts, draconian cuts," said Vincent.

The state is now asking the university to crunch numbers again and come up with a plan to cut another 38 percent of the budget, or $74 million.
"The fact that we're being asked to go through these exercises is disconcerting," added Vincent. He says it sends a scary message to faculty, staff and the 5,200 students who are joining the LSU family this fall. He's not exactly sure where the university will trim this time around, but administrators have no doubt if the plan is put into motion, it will change the face of the campus. "I can tell you it would look dramatically different," said Vincent.

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