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La. Gov. Edwards Issues Statement on the Selection of Dr. William F. Tate as Louisiana State University President
May 07, 2021
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 7 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement:

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Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement congratulating Dr. William F. Tate, who was elected as the first African American president of the Louisiana State University System and the first African American university president in the Southeastern Conference.

"Following a national search, Louisiana State University has selected Dr. Willi . . .

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