Gov. Landry’s interest in LSU harkens back to Huey Long. Could it backfire?

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 1,352

Last Updated: 6 days, 19 hours ago

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Huey Long’s involvement at LSU in the 1920s and ‘30s nearly cost the university and its law school their status as reputable institutions with legitimate credentials.

Nearly a century later, Gov. Jeff Landry’s interest in the state’s flagship school has been cited as a reason LSU could be kicked out of the Southeastern Conference.

Almost from the moment he took office in 2024, Landry has expressed an outsized interest in the affairs of …

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