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Three days before Christmas, Governor Jindal issued an executive order instructing agency heads to implement an across-the-board reduction of $247.9 million, including $108 million from the Department of Health and Hospitals, $84 million from Higher Education and $14 million from the Department of Social Services.

These cuts come at a time when many department budgets, particularly those in human services and higher education, have already experienced significant reductions. The Louisiana Budget Project notes that the magnitude of Louisiana’s fiscal crisis requires a more balanced approach to solving what is, in reality, a revenue crisis.