Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, the commissioner of higher education, cited the demand for a program to help Louisiana residents obtain associate degrees. (Photo Courtesy of the Louisiana Board of Regents) BATON ROUGE — Demand has been so strong that a program to help residents obtain two-year associate degrees in hot fields exhausted its funding for the current fiscal year within the first six months, a state education official said Monday. Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, the commissioner of higher education,...