Chad Gary

@LAFirstNews why is the weather guy still talking; everyone is trying to watch baseball and your boy keeps yapping.

@whalexander_ @byreeddarcey @theadvocatebr Do you know if the minimum work experience requirement for applicants changed from the last presidential search. I know they separated the roles, but curious if we lowered the standard to select Rousse.

Story from @theadvocatebr on the election of Wade Rousse and the new leadership structure he brings to the LSU system. Jim Dalton, a finalist in the search, was named the new executive vice president of LSU and chancellor of the Baton Rouge campus. nola.com/baton_rouge/ne…

News: Wade Rousse has been selected as LSU's next president. He held the same role at McNeese State.

Brian Kelly’s ~$9.6M/year at LSU? Just $400K—about 4%—came from the university’s general fund (the part with any state money). The other ~$9.2M (96%) was paid by TAF, a private nonprofit fueled by boosters, tickets, and sponsors. In a $2.3 billion LSU budget, that $400K is 0.017%—less than 2 cents per $100. Taxpayers didn’t bankroll the coach. Private donors did. #LSU #CollegeFootball

This is a must-read. Watching Louisiana's governor so confidently insert himself and then display how little he understands about LSU athletics was embarrassing. louisianasports.net/2025/10/30/pal…

National headline timeline on the LSU coaching situation… Sunday — Credit to LSU for being proactive & not settling for mediocrity Monday - Tuesday AM — Unquestionably the best job opening Tuesday PM — Great message from Frank Wilson; he gets it, and it really underscores what BK was missing Wednesday — This governor is a clown, this situation is a circus, why would anyone go into this?

Louisianans I would trust to make a football hire before Jeff Landry: 1. Justin Wilson 2. Anyone from Cash Money Records 3. The ghost of Jerry Lee Lewis 4. Theo Von 5. Britney Spears

LSU fans better hope Jeff Landry’s comments today don’t end up setting the program back a decade. It’s not even that I disagree with what he said about Scott Woodward... it’s how loud and public he was about it. That kind of political meddling is a major red flag for coaches. Nobody wants a governor who not only has his hand in the cookie jar, but owns the whole jar. Maybe I’m overreacting, but man… this feels bad.

@LAGovJeffLandry @grok what is the chain of command for selecting the next head football coach at LSU? And who selects board of supervisor members for LSU? And what current board of supervisors donated to Governor Landry’s political campaigns?

I say this as a proud Louisianian & with nothing but respect to the politicians in the state. Please say as little about the LSU coaching search as possible Nothing positive for the entire state comes with turning this coaching search into a public spectacle for personal gain

@Vern_Funquist Did you mean OSU?

As I board my flight from Omaha to not watch any baseball tonight, I reflect on what transpired roughly 12 hours ago and I keep thinking of a scene from Tombstone. “You ever seen anything like that before?” “Hell, I’ve never even heard of anything like that.” #MCWS

@unusual_whales Garrett Graves is no longer in Congress

The Louisiana Legislature has passed for the massive campaign finance rewrite bill. House voted 56-40 to send it to @LAGovJeffLandry. (It needed 53 votes to pass.) #lalege #lagov legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo…

@votelandry @ScottLSternberg @elsbet @JSODonoghue @LAGovJeffLandry I call BS; PAR and CABL said they were against this from the beginning. In case you didn’t know, these are government watchdogs that opine on legislation such as this. This was a selfish vote by all legislators. Follow the rules and you have nothing to worry about.

@ScottLSternberg @elsbet @JSODonoghue @LAGovJeffLandry Like I said. We cleared it with two ethics attorneys, the NAACP LDF, and Power. I didn’t have a single person reach out to me before either vote on it. Not sure what else diligence we can do.

Rundown of ways in which Louisiana lawmakers and @LAGovJeffLandry will make it hard to investigate gov. misconduct: *Loophole around advisory opinions *Ethics board has less time to investigate *Gov. appointees can block investigations #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/06/04/as-…

@JSODonoghue @FranklinJFoil votes for unethical government policies once again. He’s not representing Baton Rouge, he’s only in it for himself. @LouisianaHouse this is not in line with legislative best practices and you know it. #crooks

Massive 101-page campaign finance rewrite passes the Senate on 31-6 that would allow politicians to spend their campaign funds more freely while restricting disclosure. Back to House for final vote. lailluminator.com/2025/06/06/bro… #lalege

Louisiana Legislature has PASSED the large ethics overhaul bill that makes it harder to bring ethics charges against elected officials/state employees. Eases travel restrictions, etc. House voted 92-1 for the bill. It goes to @LAGovJeffLandry for signing. #lalege

@JSODonoghue @FranklinJFoil this is not in the best interest of your constituents; it’s in YOUR best interests. With a Republican majority, y’all decide to cover your butts with ethics evasion instead of fixing our broken state. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

With no discussion, Louisiana Senate voted 34-2 for the to make it harder to charge politicians and public employees with ethics violations, among other things. It goes back to the House for a final vote. Background: lailluminator.com/2025/05/29/gif… #lalege

@JSODonoghue @FranklinJFoil please vote no on these ethics bills. PACs already deteriorate good government; don’t make it worse!

Louisiana lawmakers could pass a massive rewrite of the state's campaign finance laws that would allow elected officials to spend their campaign/PAC money on home mortgages, personal businesses, country club dues and gym memberships. #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/05/29/mor…

@JSODonoghue @PARLouisiana @FranklinJFoil vote against all of these bills that weaken the Ethics Code; they were put in place by the legislature for a reason.

“This is designed to make sure we don’t have ethics investigations." - @PARLouisiana said of the rewrite of the ethics bill. #lalege #lagov