More changes afoot for Louisiana`s TOPS college tuition aid program
(World News USA)

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana lawmaker leading a study of the TOPS free college tuition program has recommended a rewrite of how awards are doled out to students, calling the 20-year-old program`s current structure `antiquated.`Sen. Dan `Blade` Morrish, a Jennings Republican, wants to lessen the amount of tuition covered for students who reach the basic award for a four-year college, to give them a flat $4,000 payment for the year — well below the $5,600 average annual ......