LSU’s General Counsel Winston Decuir told lawmakers LSU employees are banned from speaking under oath to a Legislative Committee today because of a lawsuit filed by current athletic administrator Sharon Lewis. But New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman pointed out head coach Ed Orgeron had already refused to attend before the lawsuit and Tuesday night Orgeron held a Zoom press conference…
Several other athletic and administrative leaders had also refused to attend before the lawsuit was known. Several LSU students have testified at the ongoing hearing expressing their disappointment with the university over the alleged Title IX violations and that university places athletics above the safety and well-being of its students. A lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lewis this morning seeking $50-million from the university. Lewis alleges she was the victim of retaliation in connection to the investigation of sexual harassment by former coach Les Miles.
State Police say a vehicle heading in the wrong direction on Interstate 10 near Crowley caused a fiery crash that killed three people. Trooper Thomas Gossen says they are still trying to determine why a vehicle was going the wrong way and for a period of time…
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Another person is listed in critical condition and the victim’s identities have not been released.
Colorado State University predicts 17 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major ones for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. While not as many as we experienced in 2020, Graduate Researcher at CSU Jhordanne Jones says this time last year sea surface temperatures along the east coast and Gulf of Mexico were higher than normal.
Jones also says predictions last year though were eerily similar to the current ones.