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With LSU leaders absent for Title IX hearing, students voice frustration at Capitol 1 day 1 hour 43 minutes ago Wednesday, April 07 2021 Apr 7, 2021 April 07, 2021 11:00 PM April 07, 2021 in Top Story Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE – There were plenty of questions at the Capitol on Thursday, and most of them went unanswered. Members of the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children hoped to talk to LSU leaders about Title IX policies. On Wednesday, the university’s legal counsel advised them not to though, since Associate Athletics Director Sharon Lewis filed a lawsuit against LSU and some of her bosses. “It’s just not a risk we can take the day after a person announces a civil RICO suit in federal court against the university,” said Winston Decuir, the VP of legal affairs at LSU. ....
Thursday s Title IX hearing goes on despite significant lack of LSU witnesses 16 hours 44 minutes 38 seconds ago Thursday, April 08 2021 Apr 8, 2021 April 08, 2021 8:05 AM April 08, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers are determined to move forward in their attempt to wrest detailed information related to LSU s Title IX failures from university officials during a Thursday, April 8 hearing. This Thursday hearing, created in hopes of providing LSU representatives with a platform from which they can explain why past cases of alleged sexual misconduct and abuse were not appropriately addressed, will proceed despite the fact that far more legislators than witnesses will be in attendance. ....
The much anticipated hearing on problems at LSU did not include some of the familiar faces from Louisiana’s flagship university. Senator Regina Barrow, Chairs the Senate Committee on Women and Children. She told the panel she did receive a letter from an attorney for LSU indicating no one from LSU would testify. LSU General Counsel Winston DeCuir did appear before the committee. He expressed to the members LSU has attempted and will continue to cooperate with this committee in fixing our Title IX problems. DeCuir added LSU is going to spend whatever it takes in terms of money and time to fix these problems. ....
LSU associate athletic director sues for $50 million, saying school officials retaliated against her for reporting ex-football coach Les Miles s explicit sex acts with a student and racist remarks In a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit, an associate athletic director at LSU says she was retaliated against for reporting on ex-football coach Les Miles Sharon Lewis lawsuit said she was denied pay raises and subjected to verbal abuse after going to officials with the allegations against Miles Lewis claims Miles told her there were too many black girls in the department She also said a female student accused Miles of trying to mount her in his office ....
WRKF LSU General Counsel Winston DeCuir testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children. April 8, 2021. Louisiana state lawmakers on Thursday continued their investigation into LSU’s handling of Title IX complaints and allegations of sexual misconduct within the athletic department. Noticeably absent were the high-profile university employees who had been called to testify. The Senate Select Committee on Women and Children requested in-person testimony from 10 LSU officials, including members of the Board of Supervisors and athletic department employees, up to Athletic Director Scott Woodward and Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron. All 10 refused, opting to provide written testimony in lieu of an in-person appearance. LSU General Counsel Winston DeCuir said he told the university employees, many of whom have been named as defendants in state and federal lawsuits, that it would be unwise to testify under oath while they are the subjects of pending ....