“Recent changes to the eligibility requirements for the Pell Grant that have hurt enrollments in other Southern states have not yet had a significant impact on access to higher education in northeastern Louisiana,” reports TheNewsStar.com. “Changes implemented this fall to the federal Pell Grant include decreasing the number of semesters a student can receive the grant, no longer allowing students without a high school diploma or equivalent to receive the grant and lowering the maximum Estimated Family Contribution income level for a student to be eligible for the grant.”

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