LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The interim president at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette met with faculty and staff to discuss the school's $25 million deficit and spending cuts.

It was a difficult conversation to have, but Interim President Jamie Hebert explained it's only fair to help faculty and staff understand the problem they're being asked to help fix.

The $25 million structural deficit is down to $10 million through the help of operational spending cuts of 10% and 5% spending reduction in academic affairs.

Hebert described the decline in full-time undergraduates as a significant reason for the deficit.

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