I-TEAM: WAFB, two other media outlets sue LSU over denied public records

I-TEAM: WAFB, two other media outlets sue LSU over denied public records

The many journalists filing together are only asking for access to records related to how public money is spent.

Illuminator, news partners sue LSU for records of payments to college athletes

Clouds pass over Tiger Stadium on Monday, March 20, 2023, on LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Perschall for Louisiana Illuminator)Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson, joined by WAFB-TV investigative reporter Chris Nakamoto and Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne, is suing LSU to obtain records for how it spends public money to pay student-athletes. Attorney Scott Sternberg, who is representing the journalists, filed the la…

Journalists sue LSU for access to student-athlete payment records

A group of Louisiana journalists has filed a lawsuit seeking access to records detailing how LSU spends public funds on payments to student-athletes under new college athletics revenue sharing rules, Louisiana Illuminator reports. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge, was brought by reporters from the Louisiana Illuminator, WAFB-TV and Tiger Rag after LSU denied their public records request. The journali…

Tiger Rag, Louisiana Illuminator, WAFB-TV Suing LSU For Public Records Of Pay To Tiger Athletes

By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor Tiger Rag Magazine Executive Editor Todd Horne, Louisiana Illuminator/Tiger Rag reporter Piper Hutchinson and WAFB-TV investigative reporter Chris Nakamoto are suing LSU to obtain records for how it spends public money to pay student-athletes. New Orleans/Baton Rouge attorney Scott Sternberg, who is representing the journalists, filed the lawsuit Thursday