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KELLY SUING LSU
Former coach claims school now wants to fire him for cause
Measles case reported at N.O. airport Vaccination remains crucial for community safety, officials say
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fired without cause, which would be paid through 2031, under the terms of his contract. The lawsuit did not specify what case LSU has for terminating Kelly for cause or who represented the school on the call. Kelly’s lawyers asserted he was fired without cause. They are seeking a “declaratory judgment confirming that LSU’s termination of Coach Kelly is without cause and that Coach Kelly is entitled to receive the full liquidated damages” within his contract, according to the filing.
A traveler with measles passed through the New Orleans airport Sunday night, a brief encounter that health officials say poses a low risk for most people. But for those without immunity, such as children too young to be vaccinated or people with health conditions that prevent vaccination, the risk is higher. The Louisiana Department of Health said the individual, an adult from the state’s Region 9 — which includes Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes — was exposed to measles while traveling internationally. People who were in Concourse B at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport between 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Sunday may have been exposed. The patient’s vaccination status is unknown, and they are isolating at home until they are no longer contagious, officials said. Anyone who was on the same flight or in that section of the airport may have been exposed. Measles can remain in the air for around two hours after an infected person leaves. People who were on the plane with the infected person have the
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Brian Kelly was fired on Oct. 26, the day after a 49-25 home loss to Texas A&M. BY WILSON ALEXANDER
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Brian Kelly has filed a lawsuit against LSU as he seeks confirmation that the school fired him without cause and that he is owed his full buyout of nearly $54 million, according to a copy of the filing obtained by The Advocate. Kelly’s attorneys said in a petition for declaratory judgment that LSU representatives told them during a call Monday he was not “formally terminated” as the football coach on Oct. 26 and the school now seeks to fire him for cause.
ä Scott Rabalais: Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU bodes poorly for school, coaching search. PAGE 1C “LSU took the position that Coach Kelly had not been formally terminated and informed Coach Kelly’s representatives, for the very first time, that LSU believed grounds for termination for cause existed,” the lawsuit said. If fired for cause, LSU would not have to pay Kelly his full buyout. Kelly would be owed 90% of his remaining base salary and supplemental compensation if
Tax break sought for two major live music acts at Tiger Stadium BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER Staff writer
Visit Baton Rouge is working to bring two major live music events to LSU’s Tiger Stadium in spring 2026 and is asking the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council to give the promoter a tax break.
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Council members do not yet know who might be headlining the two acts that are penciled in for March 28 and May 23 next year, but they are being asked to give sales tax proceeds collected at the potential events back to an unnamed promoter. “While I don’t know the artists, the discussion is they’re on
a scale of a Garth Brooks-type concert,” said council member Rowdy Gaudet. Gaudet sits on the board of Visit Baton Rouge, which is recommending the council approve the rebate. Visit Baton Rouge projects the
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