Higher tuition on way for students in Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Students at public colleges around Louisiana will face higher costs this fall.

Lawmakers on the Legislature's joint budget committee agreed to allow tuition increases of up to 5 percent on campuses for the upcoming 2010-11 school year. The tuition increases are estimated to raise $31.5 million for the schools next year.

For students on LSU's main campus, the annual tuition increase will be $262, bringing tuition to $5,495, according to data from the Board of Regents. Students at UNO will pay $219 more a year, raising tuition to …