Call LOSFA Public Information and Communications:

(800) 259-5626 Ext. 1012
or (225) 922-1012

Archived Press Releases:

	START Program partners with Carter Federal Credit Union – 07/06/09 – (PDF)
	START deposits top $200 million mark – 06/02/09 – (PDF)
	LOSFA’s Default Recovery Rate Improves Dramatically – 04/23/09 – (PDF)
	Deadline approaching for new TOPS applicants to receive funding for 2009-2010 Academic Year – 04/22/09 – (PDF)
	College Knowledge Nights and Summer Camps Planned – 02/27/09 – (PDF)
	Louisiana Continues Commitment to Fee Savings on Behalf of Student Borrowers – 02/11/09 – (PDF)
	Remaining Out-of-State Hurricane Evacuee Students Sought by Louisiana – 05/09/08– (PDF)
	Deadline approaching for new TOPS applicants to receive funding for 2008-2009 Academic Year – 04/24/08– (PDF)
	Louisiana’s START program named nation’s top performing 529 college saving plan – 03/26/08– (PDF)
	LOSFA extends hours for special Financial Aid Call-In Night – 02/20/08– (PDF)
	February 10 is College Goal Sunday in Louisiana – 01/31/08– (PDF)
	Louisiana’s START Saving Program Receives High Marks for Affordability in Recent National Assessment – 01/31/08– (PDF)
	Louisiana Continues Commitment to Fee Savings on Behalf of Student Borrowers – 01/28/08– (PDF)
	LOSFA Names Assistant Executive Director of Marketing and Outreach – 01/28/08– (PDF)
	Deadline for 2007 College Savings Tax Exemption is December 28 – 12/19/07– (PDF)
	Jack Hart named LOSFA Assistant Executive Director for Fiscal and Administrative Affairs – 11/07/07– (PDF)
	Back-Up Media Lost by State Contractor – 10/15/07– (PDF)
	Louisiana student loan cohort default rate at all-time low – 09/20/07– (PDF)
	Boutte named LOSFA Assistant Executive Director for Programs and Chief Operations Officer - 08/02/07 - (PDF)
	Beginning July 1, START Saving account owners will have an additional investment option -- the Equity Plus International Option – 06/26/07– (PDF)
	Melanie Amrhein Named LOSFA Executive Director – 06/21/07– (PDF)
	TOPS Processing for 2007-2008 Academic Year Begins and LOSFA Reminds Students of TOPS Application and Funding Deadlines – 05/09/07– (PDF)
	U.S. Department of Education Authorizes Support for Hurricane-Related Student Loan Claim Payments in Louisiana – 04/23/07– (PDF)
	Melanie Amrhein Named LOSFA Interim Executive Director – 04/02/07– (PDF)
	LOSFA extends hours for special financial aid call-in night – 02/13/07– (PDF)
	Louisiana Continues Commitment to Fee Savings on Behalf of Student Borrowers – 02/06/07– (PDF)
	Agency’s Executive Director to Retire – 02/01/07– (PDF)
	President Makes Federal Tax Exemption on Withdrawals from Louisiana’s START Saving Program Permanent When Used To Pay Higher Education Expenses – 08/17/06 – (PDF)
	START Saving Program Deposits Pass $100 Million Mark – 05/23/06
	LASFAC Voices Support for Crane Bill – 03/29/06
	State Seeks to Prevent Sallie Mae from Discriminating Against Louisiana's Students – 03/23/06
	LOSFA extends hours for special financial aid call-in night – 01/25/06
	LOSFA returns more than $2.4 million to the state – 10/25/05
	State's student loan cohort default rate continues to drop – 10/11/05
	LOSFA action mitigates effects of Hurricane Katrina on students, postsecondary institutions – 09/07/05
	LOSFA to participate in U.S. Rep. Baker's inaugural 'Constituent Opportunities Expo' – 04/22/05
	State's Student Loan Default Rate Projected To Drop – 03/10/05
	Governor proclaims September as College Savings Month – 09/13/04
	START Saving Program Tops Among 529 College Savings Plans – 09/07/04
	Student Aid Commission Returns $400,000 to State's Most Needy College Students – 08/17/04
	LOSFA Names Boutte as Chief Research and Planning Officer – 07/08/04
	START college saving program expands investment options and online account capabilities - 03/11/04
	LOSFA to continue guarantee fee waiver - 11/12/03
	Louisiana Selects Sallie Mae's Student Loan Processing System - 07/08/03
	Students Can Check Their TOPS Eligibility - 05/13/02
	More Students Repaying Loans - 11/09/01
	TOPS Application Deadline Extended For Certain 2001 High School Graduates - 09/14/01
	State and Federal Legislation Makes Sweeping Changes to START Savings Program - 06/12/01
	Fifty-five Percent of Students Who Lost TOPS Are Still in School - 03/23/01
	Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance Collects Nearly $28 Million in Defaulted Student Loans - 03/20/01
	TOPS Courses Not Offered by Louisiana High Schools Will No Longer Be Waived - 05/16/00
	Students Can Check Their TOPS Eligibility - 05/31/00
	Certain TOPS Applicants May Submit An Abbreviated FAFSA Form - 03/28/2000
	6,218 TOPS Recipients Fail to Meet Renewal Requirements - 11/05/99
	TOPS Promote Improvement In ACT Scores - 08/17/99
	Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance to be Closed for Strategic Planning - 08/06/99
	Deadline Extended for Filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the Purpose of Renewing a TOPS Award - 08/06/99
	Students Can Check on Their TOPS Application - 06/14/99
	Fee Eliminated for Louisiana Guaranteed Student Loans - 04/29/99

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