Louisiana college students would get bigger state-funded TOPS scholarships under a new bill proposed this legislative session — with one major exception.
House Bill 77, which advanced out of the education committee Wednesday, would overhaul the scholarship amounts that students get from TOPS, Louisiana’s program for high-achieving students who attend any of the state’s public colleges and universities.
It aims to bring scholarship amounts more in line with rising college costs and standardize rates across schools, said the bill’s co-authors, Rep. Laurie Schlegel, R-Metairie, and Rep. Christopher Turner, R-Ruston…