TOPS

Louisiana's BESE has decided to drop the FAFSA requirement for high school graduates because it believes the process may be unnecessarily cumbersome on parents.

Students and parents have been given more time to take the ACT test and submit scores while still remaining eligible for TOPS benefits.

If Louisiana House Republican leaders have their way, the popular TOPS college tuition program will be fully funded in next year's budget.

Louisiana's Department of Education says a record number of graduates have met the requirements necessary to receive a TOPS award. The news comes as representatives are scheduled to debate bills Thursday that would change the state's scholarship program.

State leges have mulled over how to TOPS will be affected amid a budget shortfall. Here is what's proposed.

LSU announced a 5% fee increase for students attending classes for the fall term. This increase will not be covered by TOPS.

Good news for college students in the state of Louisiana as it appears that the TOPS program will be fully funded.

TOPS funding in full could be back for our state's best and brightest students. It will come down to the Senate to make the final decision.

High School Seniors are graduating all over Acadiana right now, and many are uncertain what the future of their education holds regarding Louisiana's TOPS program. Today, Louisiana's Education Committee will meet to discuss raising the GPA requirement for the program.

A very important committee votes to green light full funding for TOPS. Here's why it will never pass the full House.

Legislators continue to try and find ways to fund TOPS for Louisiana's deserving students. This probably isn't one of those ways.

Do you need money to help with college? The answer to your financial issues could be a simple click away.

University students across the state are speaking out about changes to the program that was designed to help them help our state.

With TOPS awards growing smaller and smaller Louisiana's best and brightest students are now seeking federal education aid in near record numbers.

Lawmakers are once again proposing more changes to the TOPS scholarship program.

Would you consider the gift of a college education to be romantic? One online dating site says it can be and many LSU students are finding this new kind of "love" online.

If advertisers were really wanting to target college kids there could be the TOPS Ramen program for students.

Parents and students of two state universities received some welcome news regarding the changes in TOPS financial aid for college.

Just exactly how much less is TOPS going to cover for students during the spring semester? Here's how much more we estimate will be coming out your household budget.

The good news for parents and students is there will be TOPS money available to help with higher cost of education for those that qualify. The bad news is the program will continue to cover less and less of the cost of that education over time.