Jindal backs $100M LSU engineering complex

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal says he supports the state paying for half of a new $100 million engineering education complex at LSU’s flagship campus in Baton Rouge.

Jindal announced Tuesday that he’ll include the $50 million proposal in the state’s annual construction budget, when he proposes it to lawmakers next year. The other half of the funding is expected to come from private donations, about $8 million of which has been raised so far.