University of Louisiana System

For the 19th-century University of Louisiana, see Tulane University. For other uses, see University of Louisiana (disambiguation).

The University of Louisiana System (UL System) is a public university system in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It enrolls more students than the other three public university systems in the state;^[2] as of October 2023, it claims more than 91,500 students throughout its institutions.^[1] Its headquarters are in the Claiborne Building in Baton Rouge.^[3][4]

University of Louisiana System

Motto	For Your Future. For Our Future.
Type	Public university system
Established	1996
Budget	$906.5 million
President	Rick Gallot
Provost	Jeannine O'Rourke
Students	91,500 (October 2023)[1]
Location	Baton Rouge , Louisiana , United States
Website	www.ulsystem.edu

History

The UL System began operating under its new name in 1996, and was founded in 1975 as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities.^[5]

Member institutions

GSU

Louisiana Tech

McNeese State

Nicholls State

NSU

Southeastern

UL Lafayette

ULM

UNO

University of Louisiana System Locations.

The University of Louisiana System has nine member institutions:

• Grambling State University main campus
• Louisiana Tech University main campus
• McNeese State University main campus
• Nicholls State University main campus
• Northwestern State University main campus
• Southeastern Louisiana University main campus
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette main campus
• University of Louisiana at Monroe main campus
• University of New Orleans main campus

Administration

The system's president and CEO is Rick Gallot,^[6] replacing Jim Henderson in October 2023. Henderson was hired as president in 2016.

Past presidents

• William "Bill" Junkin (1975–1986, as Executive Director)
• J. Larry Crain (1986–1988)
• David C. McCormick (1989–1991)
• James A. Caillier (1992–1999)
• Carroll Falcon (acting) (1998–1999, 2001)
• Bobby Jindal (1999–2001)^[7]
• Sally Clausen (2001–2008)^[8]
• Randy Moffett (2008–2012)^[9]
• Sandra Woodley (2013–2015).^[10]
• Dan Reneau (acting) (2015–2016)^[11]
• Jim Henderson (2016-2023)

Crain, Clausen, and Moffett had previously been president of Southeastern Louisiana University. Jindal, a future Louisiana governor, was the youngest president of the University of Louisiana system at age 28.

Naming conventions

In 1999, the University of Southwestern Louisiana became the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Northeast Louisiana University became the University of Louisiana at Monroe, based on legislation passed in 1995.^[12] ULS policy requires both school's abbreviated names to include the municipality, precluding the use of "UL" alone.^[12] In 2013, then-president Woodley stated that the policy does not address stand-alone usage of "Louisiana" including within athletics, where usage of particular monikers and acronyms became a point of contention.^[12] Soon after, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's athletic moniker became the "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns."^[13]

See also

• United States portal

• Louisiana State University, the flagship university of Louisiana
• University of Louisiana (disambiguation)
• List of colleges and universities in Louisiana
• Harvey Peltier Jr.