Sports and media: LSU’s Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs will host the Sports Communication Summit, which focuses on the relationship between media and sports, from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 in the Holliday Forum inside the LSU Journalism Building. Panels will include “Tackling Social Media,” “Women in Sports Journalism: Issues & Stereotypes,” and “Curve Balls for Front Office Managers.” Former pro athletes Ben McDonald and Ryan Theriot, sports journalists Katherine Terrell and Kelsey Wingert, National Professional Fastpitch League Commissioner Cheri Kempf and former Indianapolis Colts executive Craig Kelley are some of the featured panelists. Former LSU Chancellor and current NCAA President Mark Emmert and Fox Sports announcer Tim Brando will deliver keynote addresses. The Sports Communication Summit is co-sponsored by the Reilly Center, the Tiger Athletic Foundation, 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge and LSU’s Olinde Career Center. See the full agenda.
Goal reached: ExxonMobil’s Port Allen aviation lubricants plant has achieved full production for the entire line of Mobil Jet products, the company says in a news release. The facility started shipping products worldwide in August after it received regulatory approvals. The 90,000-square-foot facility is part of a $200 million investment to expand ExxonMobil’s integrated chemical and lubricants complex in Baton Rouge. Nancy Carlson, vice president of aviation and marine at ExxonMobil Fuels and Lubricants, says the Port Allen facility positions ExxonMobil for growth and enables the company to meet the emerging needs of the industry. She says ExxonMobil expects demand for advanced aviation fuels and lubricants to increase 55% by 2040. Read the full release.
Setting the record straight: Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry calls speculation about his run for governor in three years “premature.” As the USA Today Network of Louisiana reports, Landry, who’s becoming the emerging face of the state’s Republican Party, says he’s focused on making Louisiana’s justice department a highlight for state government. “Right now my intention is to run for re-election,” he says. Landry has been traveling in north Louisiana all week and speaking with lawmakers and civic groups. In the same interview, Landry tells the media network his battles with Gov. John Bel Edwards are just indicative of their opposing visions for state government. Most of Landry and Edwards’ battles have been over who has the authority to make legal decisions for the state. Landry has successfully resisted Edwards’ executive order requiring LGBT protections in approving state contracts. He has also questioned Edwards’ support of new taxes raised this year to mitigate budget deficits. “When you see a difference in philosophies like that the interactions the governor and I have are to be expected,” he says. Read the full story.
