Reporters end suit seeking LSU revenue records after state law changes

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 528

Last Updated: 6 days, 6 hours ago

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Three media outlets that sued LSU to obtain records that detail how its athletics department spends public money on student-athletes have agreed to end the case now that a new state law shields that information from disclosure.

Louisiana Illuminator’s Piper Hutchinson, Chris Nakamoto with WAFB-TV and Todd Horne of Tiger Rag filed suit earlier this year against the university, which had rejected public records requests from the journalists. They sought records showing how LSU uses …

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