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LA Supreme Court awards Ed Orgeron's ex-wife $8 million in dispute over his LSU buyout
Posted on 6/27/25 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 6/27/25 at 4:25 pm
Louisiana Supreme Court awards Ed Orgeron's ex-wife $8 million in dispute over former LSU coach's buyout
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that former LSU coach Ed Orgeron owes his ex-wife Kelly nearly half of the buyout he received from the school.
In a 5-2 ruling, the court said Kelly Orgeron should receive $8.13 million from the buyout since the two were married when Ed signed his contract extension with LSU in January 2020. Orgeron was rewarded with a new contract just after the Tigers went undefeated throughout the 2019 college football season and won the College Football Playoff.
Ed Orgeron filed for divorce six weeks after he signed the extension, though the contract was not officially approved by the school’s board until divorce proceedings had begun. Orgeron received nearly $17 million from the school when he was fired.
The supreme court’s decision reversed a 2024 lower court ruling in favor of the coach. Three judges who ruled on the case were temporary replacements because of recusals.
“The lower courts failed to recognize that even if the employment agreement could be considered a ‘new’ obligation rather than a fulfillment of the requirements of the binding term sheet, because it was made effective during the existence of the community, the contract is a community asset in which both husband and wife have an interest,” Judge Jefferson Hughes wrote for the majority in the ruling. “Property acquired during the community is presumed to be community property.”
Orgeron became LSU’s coach during the 2016 season after Les Miles was fired and led the Tigers to a 6-2 record after taking over. After 19 wins over the 2017 and 2018 seasons, LSU went 15-0 in 2019 with an offense led by Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Clyde Edwards-Helaire that scored more than 48 points per game. Burrow won the Heisman after the Tigers dismantled Georgia 37-10 in the SEC championship game.
The Tigers had five first-round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft and 14 overall, but things quickly went downhill for LSU after that season. The Tigers went just 5-5 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and then 6-6 in 2021 as the school announced midseason that Orgeron would not return for 2022 after a 3-3 start. Since he was fired at LSU, Orgeron has not held a formal college football coaching role.
The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that former LSU coach Ed Orgeron owes his ex-wife Kelly nearly half of the buyout he received from the school.
In a 5-2 ruling, the court said Kelly Orgeron should receive $8.13 million from the buyout since the two were married when Ed signed his contract extension with LSU in January 2020. Orgeron was rewarded with a new contract just after the Tigers went undefeated throughout the 2019 college football season and won the College Football Playoff.
Ed Orgeron filed for divorce six weeks after he signed the extension, though the contract was not officially approved by the school’s board until divorce proceedings had begun. Orgeron received nearly $17 million from the school when he was fired.
The supreme court’s decision reversed a 2024 lower court ruling in favor of the coach. Three judges who ruled on the case were temporary replacements because of recusals.
“The lower courts failed to recognize that even if the employment agreement could be considered a ‘new’ obligation rather than a fulfillment of the requirements of the binding term sheet, because it was made effective during the existence of the community, the contract is a community asset in which both husband and wife have an interest,” Judge Jefferson Hughes wrote for the majority in the ruling. “Property acquired during the community is presumed to be community property.”
Orgeron became LSU’s coach during the 2016 season after Les Miles was fired and led the Tigers to a 6-2 record after taking over. After 19 wins over the 2017 and 2018 seasons, LSU went 15-0 in 2019 with an offense led by Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Clyde Edwards-Helaire that scored more than 48 points per game. Burrow won the Heisman after the Tigers dismantled Georgia 37-10 in the SEC championship game.
The Tigers had five first-round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft and 14 overall, but things quickly went downhill for LSU after that season. The Tigers went just 5-5 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and then 6-6 in 2021 as the school announced midseason that Orgeron would not return for 2022 after a 3-3 start. Since he was fired at LSU, Orgeron has not held a formal college football coaching role.
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Posted on 6/27/25 at 4:29 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Tha beech got half. 
Posted on 6/27/25 at 4:30 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Everybody in sports or even divorced from sports getting paid
Posted on 6/27/25 at 4:30 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Gimme half, Eddie!
What have you done for me lately!
What have you done for me lately!
Posted on 6/27/25 at 4:39 pm to WaterLink
Hope the blonde broad girlfriend didn’t spend $8 million
He won’t be left with anything
At least jimbo doesn’t have to worry about that
He won’t be left with anything
At least jimbo doesn’t have to worry about that
Posted on 6/27/25 at 4:40 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
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Kelly Orgeron should receive $8.13 million
Posted on 6/27/25 at 5:16 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Based on this ruling, if I were a player on the Saints or Pelicans I’d think twice before getting divorced after signing new contract. This ruling basically says future earnings are to be divided equally even if unrealized during the course of marriage
It appears as if they also gave her the gross value of the buyout, not the post-tax value. Can’t say I can agree with that equitable analysis
This is also a Supreme Court ruling so there’s no other avenue to appeal to a higher court. Quite the precedent to set for people who live in Louisiana
It appears as if they also gave her the gross value of the buyout, not the post-tax value. Can’t say I can agree with that equitable analysis
This is also a Supreme Court ruling so there’s no other avenue to appeal to a higher court. Quite the precedent to set for people who live in Louisiana
This post was edited on 6/27/25 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 6/27/25 at 5:19 pm to bigDgator
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Tha beech got half.
Probably doesn’t even know how many yards are on a field
Gets half from a dude who worked his arse off.
Like a babysitter who never hit a putt in her life takes a few hundred million from Tiger.
Posted on 6/27/25 at 5:47 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
He might have to get a job with aTm to get a bigger buyout
Posted on 6/27/25 at 6:04 pm to lsufball19
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Based on this ruling, if I were a player on the Saints or Pelicans I’d think twice before getting divorced after signing new contract.
If I were a free agent I'd think twice about even talking to the Saints or Pelicans.
Sign a 100 mil then your wife fricks the pool boy and bails? That's now a 50 million dollar deal.
Posted on 6/27/25 at 7:17 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Dang.... the OP must be bored. Who cares if he has to pay his ex-wife money.
Posted on 6/27/25 at 7:20 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Not to get into it, but WHY should she be entitled to 1/2 HIS $?
Does he get 1/2 HER paycheck?
Does he get 1/2 HER paycheck?
Posted on 6/27/25 at 7:29 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Not shocked.
Of the 15 richest women in the US, all got their money from divorce or inheritance.
Of the 15 richest women in the US, all got their money from divorce or inheritance.
Posted on 6/27/25 at 7:36 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Rumor, floating around, she got busted cheating on him.
Posted on 6/27/25 at 7:47 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Normally I think males typically get screwed over in most situations involving divorce court matters. Because they do.
However in Ed Orgeron's case here I'm glad he has to write a big arse check to the mother of his children that stood by his side and built a life with him long before he had any money/fame. It's one thing to get a divorce. I get it. shite happens. But there's a way to go about things the right way, and how he navigated the situation certainly was not commendable.
Just throwing aside the women who gave you a family and supported your endeavors through all the ups and downs was some low rent BS. Nationally embarrassing her as he paraded around a gold digging GF in public and around the program before the ink was dry on the divorce papers was beyond sleezy of him.
The decisions and actions you make as a man has consequences. Just a terrible example of character he provided for both his sons and his players all because he simply wanted some younger pussy. Cut that check, Ed
However in Ed Orgeron's case here I'm glad he has to write a big arse check to the mother of his children that stood by his side and built a life with him long before he had any money/fame. It's one thing to get a divorce. I get it. shite happens. But there's a way to go about things the right way, and how he navigated the situation certainly was not commendable.
Just throwing aside the women who gave you a family and supported your endeavors through all the ups and downs was some low rent BS. Nationally embarrassing her as he paraded around a gold digging GF in public and around the program before the ink was dry on the divorce papers was beyond sleezy of him.
The decisions and actions you make as a man has consequences. Just a terrible example of character he provided for both his sons and his players all because he simply wanted some younger pussy. Cut that check, Ed
This post was edited on 6/27/25 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 6/27/25 at 8:12 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
He said shits not looking so good, His wife said no shite, $8m? where’s the door?
This post was edited on 6/27/25 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 6/27/25 at 8:21 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
Posted on 6/27/25 at 9:08 pm to southernboisb
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Not to get into it, but WHY should she be entitled to 1/2 HIS $?
Does he get 1/2 HER paycheck?
If I'm not mistaken, Louisiana is a community property state. Just another reason not to live there.
Posted on 6/27/25 at 9:09 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
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the court said Kelly Orgeron should receive $8.13 million from the buyout since the two were married when Ed signed his contract extension with LSU in January 2020
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Orgeron received nearly $17 million from the school when he was fired.
Seems like she got a lot more than half given how much the government takes in taxes
Posted on 6/27/25 at 9:10 pm to ScottsdaleSooner
The dumb shite couldn’t wait 6 more weeks to sign the extension 
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