New Louisiana security council puts foreign researchers under microscope

Faculty at Louisiana universities from certain countries will soon have to seek state permission to do their research under a new, far-reaching law that dramatically increases surveillance of researchers. Act 505 by Sen. Adam Bass, R-Shreveport, created the Higher Education Research Security Council, which met for the first time this week. Bass sold the legislation […]
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