The LSU presidential search committee chooses three finalists – McNeese President Wade Rousse, Former Arizona President Robert Robbins and Alabama Provost and Executive Vice President James Dalton. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says the three will have a few busy days ahead of them.
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The Board of Supervisors will choose the next president from those three on Tuesday.
The Legislature approved a resolution that would use 150-million in state funds to pay for the SNAP program next month. The plan is to take money out of the Louisiana Department of Health’s budget; and if the federal government shutdown lingers into December, use dollars from the state’s rainy day fund. Denham Springs Senator Valarie Hodges says Louisiana can not afford to do this.
As for the legislature’s main business this special session, it gave final approval for a plan to push back next year’s closed party primary elections before adjourning sine die. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Could Brian Kelly’s predecessor at LSU also be his successor? Ed Orgeron appeared on ESPN’s Unsportsmanlike today and expressed an interest in returning to LSU.