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LSU Settles Case Involving Sexual Assault Allegations Against Football Players

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU and 10 former students who sued the school over alleged mishandling of sexual assault and domestic violence complaints against football players and others at Louisiana’s flagship state university have settled the case. “The Court …

Jury Dismisses Suit Claiming LSU Officials Retaliated Against a Former Athletics Administrator

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A jury on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing top Louisiana State University officials of retaliating against an athletics administrator for reporting alleged inappropriate sexual behavior by a head football coach. After six days of testimony, …

Training on Louisiana Sex Misconduct Rules for Colleges to Begin Soon

Louisiana’s college administrators will start receiving training this summer on new requirements for how sexual misconduct claims must be handled and what safety measures must be enacted, the state’s higher education chief said on June 16. Lawmakers in the just-ended …

LSU Sex Misconduct Scandal Prompts New Rules for Campuses

Louisiana lawmakers unanimously voted to toughen the rules for how colleges must respond to allegations of sexual assault, harassment and other misconduct. But the House and Senate have to agree on a final approach before a bill can reach the …