NEW ORLEANS – A growing number of private colleges are turning to their endowments to help cover operating costs as financial pressures mount across parts of U.S. higher education, while enrollment trends in Louisiana vary widely by institution. Nearly 200 private colleges borrowed from restricted endowment funds in 2025, up from about 130 in 2021,
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