Gov. Jeff Landry defended his decision to block LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward from selecting the school’s next football coach, saying on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show that the athletic director’s relationships with coaching agents create a “conflict of interest.

ESPN's Ryan Clark on Thursday took shots at Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry for his intervention of LSU football and his proposal of a Charlie Kirk statue on campus. The post ESPN’s Ryan Clark Slams Jeff Landry Over LSU Coaching Threat — And ‘Ridiculous’ Charlie Kirk Statue Proposal first appeared on Mediaite.

Louisiana’s Republican leaders chastised Loyola University on Tuesday after its student government association declined to formally recognize a campus chapter of Turning Point USA, a conservative political student group founded by the late Charlie Kirk.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry expressed his disgust with LSU’s lopsided football loss to Texas A&M Saturday with a viral social media post saying the university’s governing board should rescind its decision to raise ticket prices in 2026.