Tigers football coach Ed Orgeron and athletic director Scott Woodward will not appear before a legislative committee looking into LSU’s sexual misconduct scandal.
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LSU issued a statement blocking all employees from testifying under oath before lawmakers tomorrow because of a lawsuit that attorneys plan to file on behalf of LSU’s associate athletic director of football recruiting, Sharon Lewis. Attorneys say it’s a 50-million-dollar lawsuit against the school claiming she faced retaliation for trying to report cases of sexual misconduct by former football coach Les Miles.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has announced the formation of the Louisiana Commission on Election Integrity and Voting. Ardoin says the bipartisan panel will discuss ways to make sure voters have confidence in Louisiana elections and how to combat voter fatigue…
Ardoin says the commission will begin meeting after the 2021 legislative session and then issue a final report before February 1st.
The 2021 Louisiana Survey finds that 54-percent of adult residents believe the state’s sales tax is too high. It’s currently at 4.45-percent. The state sales tax helps pay for many different areas of government. LSU Public Policy Lab Director Mike Henderson says a majority of the respondents also do not want to see cuts in education, health care, roads, prisons, and public assistance programs…