[1] Its headquarters are in the Claiborne Building in Baton Rouge.

[3][4] The UL System began operating under its new name in 1996, and was founded in 1975 as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities.

[5] The University of Louisiana System has nine member institutions: The system's president and CEO is Rick Gallot,[6] replacing Jim Henderson in October 2023.

Crain, Clausen, and Moffett had previously been president of Southeastern Louisiana University.

[12] In 2013, Woodley stated that the policy does not address stand-alone usage of "Louisiana" including within athletics, where usage of particular monikers and acronyms became a point of contention.