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Battered by two hurricanes in six weeks, McNeese State University in Lake Charles has totaled its damage at about $200 million, yet vowed to reopen the 7,000-student campus by spring.
At a news conference Thursday, President Daryl Burckel said McNeese expects to restore enough key buildings â that includes most of its dorms â by January. About 30 percent of classes will return to face-to-face instruction on the first day of spring semester classes â COVID-19 guidelines permitting â and additional buildings and in-person classes are expected to open as the semester progresses.
âWe are prioritizing our residence halls and instructional buildings to prepare for your safe return,â Burckel said in a message to students, âso we can get back to the academic excellence and student success that McNeese delivers.â
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Pictured is when Dr. Carrie Castille served as the rural development state director of Louisiana in July 2019. Louisiana native will bring her experience from both the Vilsack and Perdue administrations to Natoinal Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Dec 23, 2020
President Donald Trump has named Carrie Castille as the new, permanent director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. She will begin her role as NIFA director on Monday, January 4, 2021, and will be the first female NIFA director in a non-acting role.
“Dr. Castille is a trusted leader in economic development and public policy and has more than 20 years’ experience in the agricultural sector. Her passion for agricultural research, teaching and extension will enable NIFA to continue its transformation as a premier science agency,” says U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “She will bring strong leadership to NIFA as they continue to build and
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Dr. Carrie Castille Tapped as New NIFA Director
USAgNet - 12/23/2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that President Trump has named Dr. Carrie Castille as the new, permanent director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Dr. Castille will start her new role on January 4, 2021. Dr. Castille is a trusted leader in economic development and public policy and has more than 20 years experience in the agricultural sector. Her passion for agricultural research, teaching, and extension will enable NIFA to continue its transformation as a
premier science agency, said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. She will bring strong leadership to NIFA as they continue to build and strengthen partnerships with our public land-grant universities and agricultural institutions across the nation.
Latest COVID stimulus bill to send Louisiana schools up to $1.6 billion combined
Will Sentell
Louisiana public schools and colleges and universities are in line to get a new round of aid from the latest federal stimulus package after landing $484 million earlier this year.
Public schools received $287 million in May and higher education $147 million from the $2.2 trillion federal CARES Act, and divided another $50 million that was left to the discretion of Gov. John Bel Edwards.
The legislation that congressional leaders agreed on Sunday night totals about $900 billion. The compromise still faced final votes in Congress Monday night.
It includes $23 billion for colleges and universities nationwide and $54 billion for public schools.