Jury deliberations are underway in Sharon Lewis’s 50-million dollar federal lawsuit against LSU. Lewis, who oversaw LSU’s football recruiting department, claims she was wrongfully terminated and retaliated against for reporting sexual misconduct complaints allegedly performed by former head coach Les Miles and current running backs coach Frank Wilson. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne says executive deputy athletic director Verge Ausberry was one of the last witnesses to take the stand…
Horne says Ausberry testified that Lewis had trouble when white people told her no or disagreed with her. Lewis was one of 40 workers in the football department let go when Brian Kelly was hired in December 2021.
Three people were killed in a crash in Ascension Parish last night. Chief James LeBlanc with the St. Amant Volunteer Fire Department says it happened around midnight. The three adults killed were all in the same vehicle. State Police are overseeing the investigation.
Governor-elect Jeff Landry appoints former congressman Ralph Abraham Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Because LDH is predominantly federally funded ULM political science professor Dr. Pearson Cross says it’s a plus that Dr. Abraham already understands the allocation and appropriation process.
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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services’ new campaign is encouraging Louisianans to “Be There” for families in need this holiday season. Secretary Terri Ricks says even a small deed can make a huge impact on a child or family in your community.