Brian Kelly’s legal team has filed a lawsuit against LSU in an effort to get the school to pay the former Tigers football coach his full 54-million-dollar buyout. Wilson Alexander is covering the story for the The Advocate newspaper and says the suit claims that LSU is telling Kelly he has not been formally terminated, and they will seek to fire him for cause.
Cut 9 (11) “…formally terminated.”
Seven U-L Lafayette football players are suspended, including senior safety Tyree Skipper for the rest of the season, for their roles in a postgame fight against players from Texas State. When the Sun Belt announced the suspensions, the conference said it considered the matter closed and would have no further comment. That last line did not sit well with Dave Schultz from the Locked On Sun Belt podcast.
Cut 13 (08) “…deal with it (2x).”
Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announces another grant round for the Louisiana fortified roof program. It’s limited to those who live in the coastal zone, as well as in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Westlake. Temple says this will by no means be the last grant period for the fortified roof program.
Cut 5 (11) “…in coastal Louisiana.”
Temple made the announcement during a celebration of the installation of ten-thousand fortified roofs in the state.
State Representative Julie Emerson is inviting business owners in New York City who are anxious following the results of that city’s mayoral election to set up shop in Louisiana. Emerson says many businesses are relocating to Southern states, which she says have tax policies that are more favorable to businesses; and with the tax reform that the legislature passed last year, Louisiana is ready to join that trend.