Louisiana Supreme Court: Ex-Wife of Former LSU Coach Gets $8.13M in Settlement

Ed Orgeron owes ex-wife $8 million of LSU buyout, Supreme Court rules

Coach O will have to pay his ex-wife half his LSU buyout, the Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled.

Louisiana Supreme Court: Ex-wife of former LSU coach gets $8.13M in settlement

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Former LSU head coach "Ed" Orgeron's ex-wife was awarded $8.13 million of Orgeron's settlement with the university. The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of Kelly Orgeron. She sued to claim a portion of Orgeron's $16.9 million settlement after his contract with LSU was terminated without cause in 2021. She argued that the terms of the settlement were made during their marriage, making it community proper…

Louisiana Supreme Court rules that Ed Orgeron's ex-wife deserves $8 million from LSU buyout

The Louisiana Supreme Court handed down a ruling Friday that said Ed Orgeron's ex-wife, Kelly Orgeron, is entitled to half the money that the coach received from his LSU buyout, awarding her $8.13 million.

Ed Orgeron’s Ex-Wife Receives $8 Million Settlement

Ed Orgeron’s ex-wife Kelly has secured a major legal victory and an $8.13 million payout following a ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday. The court determined that Kelly Orgeron is entitled to half of the buyout Ed Orgeron received after his departure from LSU, reversing two lower court decisions that had previously ruled in Ed’s favor. At the heart of the case was whether the lucrative extension Orgeron received after winning the 20…

Louisiana Supreme Court Forces Former LSU Head Coach Ed Orgeron To Shell Out Millions To His Ex-Wife In Strange New Ruling

Former LSU Head Coach Ed Orgeron (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images) Back on Jan. 13, 2020, the LSU Tigers defeated the Clemson Tigers 42-25 to win their first National Title since the 2007 season, and LSU head coach Ed Orgeron’s wife, Kelly, was right there on the field to celebrate. Nobody had a clue what was to come mere months later. Ed filed for divorce as the two had been living apart for months. Orgeron married Kelly on Feb. 19, 1997. Despite bein…

Ed Orgeron ordered to pay ex-wife over $8 million after losing LSU buyout legal battle

The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled on Friday that half of Ed Orgeron’s LSU buyout belongs to his ex-wife, Kelly Orgeron. The ruling awards $8.13 million to Kelly Orgeron. The couple was still married on Jan. 14, 2020, when the former LSU head coach signed a lucrative extension with the Tigers. Orgeron was fired without cause by LSU the next year, resulting in a buyout of close to $17 million. The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled 5-2 in favor of Kell…