Governor John Bel Edwards said he was very troubled after reading the entire Husch Blackwell report that investigated mishandling of sexual abuse and assault cases at LSU. Edwards said the report also made recommendations on how to improve the Title Nine office and what punishments to enforce.
“They thought might be appropriate under the circumstances. It’s my understanding that the president adopted that and I’m not going to second guess it,” said Edwards.
Edwards said it is imperative young people and their parents know that when they attend a college in Louisiana that they are going to be safe. He said proper guidelines will be enforced and the Title IX offices will be staffed with trained personnel.
“We’re going to have enough people, we’re going to devote enough resources to this that we’re not going to have the confusion and the ineffective, organizational leadership that we’ve had in the past that we’re highlighted in that report,” said Edwards.
Edwards said he’s pleased that LSU made the report available to the public and understands that they are implementing all 18 recommendations from the report to mitigate future mishandlings.
“I was mortified when I read the report and it really made me sick at the stomach, to be honest with you and I am determined that we’re going to improve not only at LSU but make sure that isn’t happening anywhere else,” said Edwards.
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