Gov. John Bel Edwards
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) â Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday signed legislation creating the framework for Louisiana college athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship agreements, as players on some campuses already have started inking such deals.
The governor s announcement came a day after the NCAA Board of Directors agreed to a temporary national policy allowing the compensation, pressured as more and more states authorized student athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. Many of those laws â including in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas â took effect Thursday.
Sen. Patrick Connick, R-Marrero
Louisiana s bill by Sen. Pat Connick, a Marrero Republican, setting the state s rules was enacted as soon as the Democratic governor signed his name to the measure. Edwards called it âa critical and historic moment for athletes in Louisiana.â
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