For this Sunday story, we took a deep dive into the ways that LSU football culture & Louisiana political culture are connected, and how that perhaps is being re-evaluated amid the fallout from LSU's Husch Blackwell report. A thread:
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sp… LSU's former chancellor, Michael Martin, told me that Bobby Jindal used to call him to lobby for Les Miles' wishes when they went against Martin's. This was at the same time that Jindal was slashing higher ed funding by the biggest amount in the country (1)

Good morning! I'm at #lalege, where there's going to be a hearing on how universities have handled allegations of sexual assault, similar misconduct. We expect to hear testimony from some of the LSU survivors. Will be updating along the way, follow along! #lagov First up to testify: @KimHunterReed.
"We are here today to address systemic failures that must be addressed." #lalege

THREAD: For the past few months, I’ve worked w/ @theadvocatebr and @propublica to track the 99 #lalege members who have left office since 2010. We found that more than a third have *continued* to exert influence over Louisiana's legislature. Here's how:
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne… 2/ Of these past lawmakers, 35 became lobbyists, gov consultants, state agency workers, state board members or legislative advocates for business. Past #lalege reps can leverage their service into much higher-paying roles in the private sector or in the upper ranks of government