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“If there was a reduction in funding for research to Tulane, that potentially could slow our development of downtown, which would have a very serious impact on New Orleans and our ability to diversify this economy.” PATRICK NORTON, Tulane University chief operating officer
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Visas revoked for some students in La.
Move is part of Trump administration crackdown on immigration BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer
chief operating officer, said the threatened cuts to federal research funding could also have unintended consequences for broader economic objectives in New Orleans. Tulane is in the midst of a $600 million expansion of its downtown campus to 1.7 million square feet, including the rehabilitation of the long-abandoned Charity Hospital and repurposing the Tulane Medical Center. Most of the new space will be devoted to laboratories and other research facilities.
More than a dozen international students studying in Louisiana have had their visas revoked without explanation, university officials confirmed Tuesday, part of the Trump administration’s nationwide targeting of foreign-born students at American colleges and universities. In New Orleans, at least six international students have had their student visa status terminated: two students at Tulane University, two at Southern University at New Orleans and three at the University of New Orleans, according to university officials. In Baton Rouge, seven international students at Southern University had their visas pulled, as did three students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. An LSU spokesperson did not immediately respond to inquiries about whether any of its students were affected. The visa revocations, first reported by the Louisiana Illuminator, puts those students at risk of detention or deportation. Led by the U.S. State Department, the visa terminations are part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration to the U.S., which has recently expanded to include noncitizens legally residing in the country. Students who were granted F-1 or J-1 visas that allowed them to study at American universities have been targeted, in some cases because they expressed pro-Palestinian views or participated in campus protests. Mike Strecker, a spokesperson for Tulane University, said that the university was aware of two students whose visas had been revoked for “previous criminal arrests” that
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Tulane is in the midst of a $600 million expansion of its downtown campus to 1.7 million square feet, including the rehabilitation of the long-abandoned Charity Hospital and repurposing the Tulane Medical Center. Most of the new space will be devoted to laboratories and other research facilities. STAFF FILE PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER
Uncertainty’s impact felt in Louisiana BY ANTHONY McAULEY Staff writer
The threat of sweeping cuts to federal spending on science and technology programs by President Donald Trump’s administration has sent a chill through Louisiana’s research commu-
nity, where leaders have warned of potential broader harm to the state’s economic development efforts. The billions of dollars in proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have been the main focus of concern for researchers in recent weeks. But broader proposed cuts across the federal government and the Trump administration’s freezing of billions of dollars in grants to universities including Harvard, Cornell and Princeton over policy disputes is an added worry, they said. Patrick Norton, Tulane University’s
Session includes legislation targeting N.O. issues Drainage, homeless, short-term rental taxes on the table
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Staff writers
A new drainage fee, a ban on homeless encampments, and more gubernatorial say over flood protection are among the most contentious proposals affecting New Orleans in the spring legislative session that began Monday.
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Other bills impacting the city are a proposed hike on short-term rental taxes, an increase to the homestead exemption and a proposal to criminalize unsafe gun storage. Some measures are being pushed quietly by Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration, while Gov. Jeff Landry has urged passage of others. The session runs through June 12. The proposals carry significant weight for a city in dire need of more revenue to shore up its drainage system and one that has grappled with a homelessness cri-
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who has sought since his election to consolidate his power in New Orleans and across the state. Landry’s spokesperson, Kate Kelly, did not return a request for INSIDE comment on the session on Monday, though business owner Shane ä Lawmakers consider sweeping Guidry, the governor’s point perchanges to DOTD. Page 8A son on New Orleans affairs, has said that the nominating panel that ä Car insurance legislation clears presently selects members of the first hurdle. Page 9A South Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East has too much consis that has at times seemed intrac- trol over that board. House Bill 633 table. They also showcase a contin- from Rep. Jacob Braud, R-Belle ued push for more control of local ä See ISSUES, page 9A affairs by Landry, a Republican
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Gov. Jeff Landry addresses the Louisiana Legislature on the opening day of the session on Monday.
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