While LSU continues to battle the fallout from a recent national report detailing the university’s mishandling of Title IX violations and sexual assault allegations, the LSU Board of Supervisors continues its search for a new president
Local massage therapists are applauding a recent report by the Louisiana legislative auditor that calls on the state’s massage therapy licensing board to tighten its regulation of the industry.
In the wake of today’s report into LSU’s mishandling of sexual abuse complaints, the university announced several changes, including the establishment of a new Office of Civil Rights and Title IX and the temporary suspensions of two high-ranking athletic department officials, Verge Ausberry and Miriam Segar, who were cited in the Husch Blackwell report for their mishandling of sexual abuse complaints against football stars Drake Davis and Derrius Guice.
A 150-page report on the way LSU has handled complaints of sexual abuse and violence on campus not only sharply criticizes the university’s Title IX office, but, more specifically, blames university leadership for failing to adequately staff and support the office and for ignoring many red flags over the years calling attention to the problem.