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Board approves revised Permanent Memorandum 79 after public criticism and counsel explanation
Summary
After several student speakers urged the Board to reject a revised free-speech policy, the Board voted to approve an updated Permanent Memorandum 79, with general counsel saying the changes implement statutory requirements from 2024.
The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a revised version of Permanent Memorandum 79 on freedom of speech and expression after public comment raised objections that the draft would weaken campus free speech protections.
What the board approved: The item presented by Provost Haggerty requested approval of the updated policy, which the board’s general counsel said was intended to render LSU compliant with legislation and executive action passed in 2024. The general counsel described the changes as required by law: “We really took the legislation...and just added particularly exactly what the legislation required here,” counsel said during committee discussion, adding that changes were meant to comply with the statute and were not intended to create new…
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