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LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron has been formally requested to testify at an April 8 hearing before a Louisiana state Senate committee after the testimony of Gloria Scott, a Mercedes-Benz Superdome security employee, who said she was sexually harassed by then-star running back Derrius Guice and that Orgeron tried to defuse the incident by asking her to forgive Guice.

Scott's testimony raised questions about whether Orgeron lied to investigators who probed the incident as part of a sweeping investigation into LSU's failure to handle sexual misconduct reports. State lawmakers demanded Orgeron appear at a subsequent hearing.

The Senate Select Committee on Women and Children — a bipartisan coalition of female lawmakers — has now set its date for its third such hearing yet, and State Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, who leads the committee, said they sent Orgeron a formal invitation on Wednesday.

Barrow said Orgeron has not yet responded, and the formal request said the head coach has until Tuesday to reply. It is not common for sitting LSU officials to refuse lawmakers' invitations to testify. The state Legislature oversees and votes on budget issues that impact higher education.

tAdvocate article

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The law firm Husch Blackwell reported some of the details of Scott's story. But the firm was "not able to identify 'the coach' " who allegedly called Scott on Guice's behalf.

The report said Orgeron "denied having any direct communication with the alleged victim," saying Segar "told us about the incident," that an LSU attorney "did an investigation" and he was "not sure what happened."

"As I told them," Orgeron said Tuesday, "I truthfully do not remember speaking with Ms. Scott three years ago. But I do know Ms. Scott deserves to be heard and admired for her courage. I have been, and I will continue to be committed to a culture of integrity and compliance."

I think there is very little chance O will go. It would be a terrible move.

I don't believe the Senate committee has any real power to force him to testify but please correct me if I am wrong.

ETA:
For anyone wondering WTF red beans has to do with this story:
All the evidence got dropped in a pot of red beans

Update 4/2 10 am:
WBRZ now reporting they have Woodward and Segar on the schedule for next week. Coach O on the schedule but no confirmation that any of these folks will actually show up.

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Verge Ausberry was asked to attend but is out of town, according to an agenda item released Friday. Ausberry was suspended amid the aftermath of the outside investigation into LSU's Title IX policies.
Miriam Segar, who was also suspended amid the Title IX investigation, has also been called to testify.
Also scheduled are Scott Woodward, representatives from the board of supervisors and LSU human resources officials.
The hearing is set for April 8 at 10 a.m. See the agenda here.
Thursday, WBRZ reported lawmakers asked that Coach Ed Orgeron testify at the state capitol amid a back-and-forth over whether he spoke directly to a 74-year-old who accused former football star Derrius Guice of harassment in 2017.

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This post was edited on 4/2/21 at 10:00 am