Federal Agency Investigates Louisiana Board of Regents over Race-Based Priorities

Trump’s Education Dept. probes Louisiana plan to boost minority college completion numbers

Students walk between classes at the University of New Orleans on Feb. 10, 2026. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)As Louisiana seeks to have 60% of its adults hold a college degree or credential, President Donald Trump’s administration is investigating the state’s effort to increase the number of minority residents who reach that goal.  The U.S. Department of Education announced in a news release Friday that the Louisiana Board of Reg…

Federal agency investigates Louisiana Board of Regents over race-based priorities

Education Department examines whether budget objectives violate civil rights law.

Feds open investigation into Louisiana Board of Regents over DEI targets

In a statement released Friday, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said it is investigating the Louisiana Board of Regents, pointing to the board’s 2021–2026 executive budget reports that include performance targets directing public colleges to prioritize students of “all races other than white [and] Asian.”

Federal officials investigate Louisiana Board of Regents over 'alleged race-based' goals

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents over concerns about possible race-based priorities in its budget. The Board of Regents is a state agency that oversees and coordinates all public colleges and universities in the state. The investigation will see if [...]

U.S. Department of Education opens investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents over DEI targets

BATON ROUGE — The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into the Louisiana Board of Regents on Friday to determine if its Master Plan for Higher Education violated a portion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by allowing racially-exclusionary practices and initiatives.In its budgets for the 2021-2022 and 2025-2026 fiscal years, the Board of Regents, which oversees all public colleges and universities in the …