June 20, 2025 Board of Supervisors Announces Presidential Search Committee: LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott Ballard announces the 2025 Presidential Search Committee.
June 16, 2025 Krista Raney to Succeed Rob Stuart as President & CEO of the LSU Foundation Effective July 1, 2026: The LSU Foundation Board of Directors has named Krista Raney to the role of president and CEO of the LSU Foundation effective July 1, 2026. Raney will succeed Robert M. Stuart Jr., who has served in the role since January 1, 2020.
May 19, 2025 Matt Lee to Serve as Interim LSU President: Beginning July 1, Vice President for Agriculture and Dean Matt Lee will serve as LSU's interim president. Lee's visionary leadership for both the LSU AgCenter and College of Agriculture makes him an ideal fit to lead LSU while the search for a new president is underway.