HBCU Advisory Council
During the 2018 legislative session, the legislature approved ACT 236 to establish an advisory council to focus on Louisiana’s eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), both public and private.
In partnership with the Board of Regents, the Council will focus on ways to strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest quality education, increase opportunities for HBCUs to participate in and benefit from state programs, and ensure that Louisiana has the highest proportion of college graduates from HBCUs in the country. The council shall:
- Advise the Commissioner of Higher Education regarding methods to enhance the capabilities of HBCUs,
- Strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to participate in federal and state programs,
- Strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to fully participate in Louisiana’s workforce and economic development activities.
Louisiana’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Advisory Council Meetings
2026
Previous Years
2025
- October 8, 2025 — Southern University at New Orleans
Agenda | Minutes - April 28, 2025 — Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge
Agenda | Minutes - February 26, 2025 — Southern University at Shreveport
Agenda | Minutes
2024
- October 2, 2024 — Dillard University, New Orleans
Agenda | Minutes - March 19, 2024 — Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge
Agenda | Minutes
2023
- October 25, 2023 — Dillard University, New Orleans
Agenda | Minutes - April 18, 2023 — Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge
Agenda | Minutes - February 16, 2023 — Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans
Agenda | Minutes
2022
- October 25, 2022 — Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
Agenda | Minutes - May 24, 2022 — Louisiana State Capitol (Governor’s Press Room), Baton Rouge
Agenda | Minutes - February 16, 2022 — Zoom
Agenda | Minutes
2021
- November 2, 2021 — Zoom
Agenda | Minutes - April 26, 2021 — Zoom
Agenda | Minutes - February 8, 2021 — Zoom
Agenda | Minutes
2020
- November 12, 2020 — Zoom
Agenda | Minutes - August 3, 2020 — Zoom
Agenda | Minutes - February 5, 2020 — Dillard University, New Orleans
Agenda | Minutes
2019
- October 1, 2019 — Southern University at Shreveport
Agenda | Minutes - April 24, 2019 — Louisiana State Capitol (Governor’s Press Room), Baton Rouge
Agenda | Minutes - February 12, 2019 — Grambling State University, Grambling
Agenda | Minutes
2018
Advisory Council Members
| Name | Institution/Organization |
|---|---|
| Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Chair | Commissioner of Higher Education, Louisiana Board of Regents |
| Dr. Joseph Bouie | Chancellor, Southern University at New Orleans |
| Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer | Urban League of Louisiana |
| Rep. Ken Brass | Designee, House Committee on Education |
| Ms. Jasmine Brown-DeRousselle | Chief External Affairs Officer, GNO, Inc. |
| Mr. Preston Castille | Board of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Sen. Royce Duplessis | Designee, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus |
| Mr. Rick Gallot Jr. | President, University of Louisiana System |
| Dr. Aubra Gantt | Chancellor, Southern University at Shreveport |
| Dr. Monique Guillory | President, Dillard University |
| Rep. Jason Hughes | Designee, Speaker of the House |
| Sen. Katrina Jackson-Andrews | Designee, Senate Committee on Education |
| Rep. Edmond Jordan | Chair, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus |
| Dr. Martin Lemelle | President, Grambling State University |
| Dr. Larissa Littleton-Steib | Chancellor, Delgado Community College |
| Mr. Michael McClanahan | President, Louisiana State Conference of NAACP |
| Dr. Orlando McMeans | Chancellor, Southern University Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
| Mr. John Pierre | Chancellor, Southern University and A&M College |
| Sen. Ed Price | Designee, Senate President |
| Ms. Susana Schowen | Secretary, Louisiana Workforce Commission |
| Mr. Dennis J. Shields | President, Southern University System |
| Dr. Reynold Verret | President, Xavier University of Louisiana |
| [VACANT] | American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana |
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The Master Plan
To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030. As we stand on the brink of a new decade, this Master Plan, born of the Board of Regents’ unique charge to guide postsecondary education across the state, will set the foundation to increase opportunity. Our Talent Imperative is to Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate