Purple and White Tie 32-32 National L Club Spring Game

The LSU football team competed in the National L Club Spring Game, the annual intramural contest to end spring practice. This year’s format continued the offense and defensive scrimmage that was started in 2022.

The Tigers’ offense was labeled the White team while the defense was Purple. After a back-and-forth game, both squads couldn’t be separated and the matchup ended in a 32-32 tie.

The offensive highlight of the day was returning starting quarterback Jayden Daniels. The senior quarterback completed 10 of his 11 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns dazzling the thousands of Tiger fans in attendance.

“We think he is committed to being the best quarterback in the country,” Head Coach Brian Kelly said. “We've seen that in his work ethic. I think he was on the verge of moving in that direction throughout last season. His play dictated that until he got injured, and I think he's picked up where he left off last year.”

The play of the day may have been the first snap. Daniels completed a pass to senior wide receiver Kyren Lacy who made a one-handed catch and weaved his way through the defense for a 70-yard touchdown to give White a 7-0 lead.

Lacy’s four catches led the receiving corps, and he totaled 92 yards and a touchdown. But, the offense wasn’t the only team producing highlights.

Freshman linebacker Whit Weeks intercepted freshman quarterback Rickie Collins and returned it all the way to the endzone for a 55-yard pick six which gave Purple a 14-7 lead late in the first quarter.

At the halftime break, Purple had extended their lead to 29-14, but a comeback performance from White saw the teams separated by one point with less than a minute to go.

After a pass break up awarded the defense two points, Purple led 32-29 as White lined up for a 34-yard field goal attempt. Redshirt Sophomore Kicker Damian Ramos split the uprights as time expired to secure a draw for the offense.

The Tigers will begin their 2023 campaign against Florida State in Orlando as part of the Camping World Kickoff. Kelly’s squad will be looking to avenge last season’s loss, after the Seminoles blocked an extra point with no time remaining to win 24-23 in the 2022 opener.

Tiger Nation

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Lewis T. May (1969 BACH A&D, 1992 MAST A&D) was re-elected to the board of directors of the Jeffersonian Institute. The institute’s focus on issues of the environment, health, education, and opportunities for the underserved community, will benefit from May’s work at Rice University’s James Baker Institute where he served in a similar capacity on the board as a founding member of The Texas Center for Society and Health.

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Richard Briede (1977 BACH BUS), senior funeral director and market ambassador for Lake Lawn Metairie Cemeteries and Funeral Home, was named president of the Sugar Bowl Committee for 20232024. Elected to the committee in 1995, Briede has served on the executive committee and as a Sugar Bowl officer. He is a member of the board of directors of the Crescent City Tigers, the New Orleans chapter of the LSU Alumni Association; the Semreh Club, which operates the Mardi Gras Krewe of Hermes, a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade krewe founded in 1937; and the New Orleans Track Club.

John Grubb (1988 BACH MCOM, 1990 MAST MCOM), vice president for Hotel & Conference Operations/Cook Hotel & Conference Center, was named vice-chair of Campus Federal Credit Union Board of Directors. He previously served as board secretary.

Rose Hudson (1989 MPA), president/CEO of the Louisiana Lottery Corporation, was selected as a member of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development.

Degrees

BACH Bachelor’s Degree

MAST Master’s Degree

PHD Doctorate

SPEC Specialist

DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

MLIS Master of Library & Information Science

JD Juris Doctorate (LSU Law School)

LLM Master of Laws

MD Medical Doctor (LSU School of Medicine)

DDS Doctor of Dental Science (LSU School of Dentistry)

COLLEGES/SCHOOLS

AGR Agriculture

A&D Art & Design

C&E Coast & Environment

H&SS Humanities & Social Sciences

SCI Science

BUS Business

HS&E Human Sciences & Education

ENGR Engineering

M&DA Music & Dramatic Arts

MCOM Mass Communication

SCE School of the Coast & Environment

SVM School of Veterinary Medicine

SW Social Work

William “Dub” Henning Jr. (1975 BACH H&SS) and his wife, Susan, of Lake Charles, La., gifted Houston Methodist’s Nantz National Alzheimer Center (NNAC) $1 million to support Alzheimer’s research.The NNAC is the premier research center in the south and central U.S. for the care of people with dementia and Alzheimer’s, a disease that impacts one in nine Americans.

Jim Roland (1971 BACH BUS) CEO of Window World, was honored as a Hall of Fame Laureate by Business Report and Junior Achievement in March.

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Richard Arsenault (1980 JD) moderated the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame panel at the Mass Torts Made Perfect seminar in Las Vegas. He received the 2023 Avvo Rated Top Lawyer rating and was invited to serve another three-year term on the National Board of Trial Advocacy's Complex Litigation Specialty Program. He recently chaired an MDL Conference: Managing Mass Torts, Key Litigation Updates and Lessons Learned in Tucson, Ariz.

James Milano (1986 BACH H&SS, 1986 BACH HS&E/ H&SS, 1989 JD) joined McGlinchey Stafford as a partner in the firm’s Financial Institutions Compliance practice group in the Washington, D.C. office. He reviews and designs proprietary loan documents and advises clients on home equity and appreciation sharing products and sales leaseback programs.

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Mark Emonet (1995 BACH BUS) was appointed president of Lipsey’s in April. He was previously senior vice president and chief financial officer and will maintain his role as CFO. Emonet’s career at Lipsey’s spans twenty-three years.

David McDougal (1999 BACH SCI, 2001 BACH H&SS), assistant professor in the Neurobiology of Metabolic Dysfunction Laboratory at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, was awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Health to support his research project titled “Evaluating the Role of Hypoleptinemia in Impaired Counterregulatory Responses to Hypoglycemia” to study prevention and treatments for hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, in people with type 1 diabetes.

Darrel Papillion (1990 BACH H&SS, 1994 JD), a partner in Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens, Baton Rouge, was nominated by President Joe Biden as a trial judge on the U.S. Eastern District of Louisiana.

Wayne T. Stewart (1991 MAST H&SS, 1994 PHD H&SS) was promoted to equity partner at Hammonds, Sills, Adkins, Guice, Noah & Perkins, focusing on special education and Section 504 law. Stewart is a licensed psychologist in Louisiana, specializing in school psychology and is a qualified mediator in Louisiana for child custody and visitation. He holds a juris doctorate from Loyola University in New Orleans, and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University.

Benton Toups (1997 BACH H&SS, 2000 JD) was named to the 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers List finance, and public school law. Alvarez also serves as city attorney for the City of Port Allen, La.

Whitney Broussard (2008 PHD C&E) joined Freese and Nichols coastal resources team in the newly opened Lafayette office. An ecologist who specializes in the application of geospatial technologies to coastal and water resource issues, he has twenty years of experience in coastal restoration science, water management and GIS and will lead the team in providing client support, strategic guidance, project management, and deep local expertise. Broussard holds a master’s degree in geographic information systems from Pennsylvania State University.

Bradie James (2003 BACH H&SS), founder/president of Tiger Research Group, partnered with LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) to share research published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Lead authors are James and Kevin Murnane, director of Basic Science Research for the LSUHS Louisiana Addiction Research Center. The mission of Tiger Research Group is to change the stigma of cannabis through education and research.

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Terri Broussard Williams (1999 BACH MCOM), head of Social Justice Policy and Partnerships at Amazon Public Policy, received the Board of Business Advisors Member of the Year Award from the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) and the Corporate Roundtable Member of the Year Award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL). Both awards recognize William’s impact as a policy change agent and social impact strategist.

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Evan M. Alvarez (2004 BACH ENGR, 2008 JD, 2008 MBA) was named partner at Hammonds, Sills, Adkins, Guice, Noah & Perkins, advising private and municipal clients in multiple areas, including construction law and litigation, government contracts, governmental affairs, public

M. Laurin Council (2000 BACH SCI), a dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine, was elected 2023 president of the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society. A professor of dermatology, she is also director of dermatologic surgery. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American College of Mohs Surgery, a member of the board of directors of the American College of Mohs Surgery, and president of the St. Louis Dermatologic Society. In the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society, she served as presidentelect in 2022 and as councilor in 2020 and 2021. She is vice speaker of the Missouri State Medical Association. Council earned her medical degree in 2004 and an executive MBA in 2022 from Washington University.

Joseph Darbonne

(2007 BACH BUS) joined JD Prime Investment Services in Lake Charles, La., as a financial consultant. He is active in his community and a founding member of the professional band Flamethrowers. He and his wife, Dominique have two children.

(2002 BACH H&SS), owner of Lakeland Title, joined the board of the Open Health Care Clinic, a nonprofit organization that provides access to primary and preventive health care in underserved communities. An alumni leader of LSU Theta Xi fraternity, he supports several local, nonprofit organizations through sponsorship and volunteer service, including Adult Literacy Advocates of Greater Baton Rouge and the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts. He is the host and producer of “In the Abstract,” a podcast focused on real estate transactions and legal issues. He holds a JD from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law.

Kristi W. Richard (2004 BACH BUS, 2009 JD), an attorney with McGlinchy/ Stafford, and a professor of business law at LSU, participated in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2023 class of Fellows, a program designed to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession. Richard is involved in numerous legal and community organizations, including the Greater Baton Rouge YWCA and the Junior League of Baton Rouge.

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Miah Stutts (2008 BACH BUS) was named chief financial officer (CFO) of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City, Kan. She was previously CFO for St. David’s Medical Center, at the Central West Texas Division, and prior to that was CFO of the Northern Virginia market for HCA Virginia Health System. She served HCA North Texas Division in such roles as CFO for Medical City Denton and Medical City Lewisville and as controller and vice president of finance for Medical City Dallas. Stutts began her career as financial audit manager for HCA Healthcare in Nashville.

2010s

Remington Angelle (2013 BACH BUS), an associate with McGlinchey Stafford, received the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Award for his work with Southern University Law Center’s expungement initiative.

Joe Eagan (2012 BACH BUS) was appointed general manager of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries. A sixthgeneration funeral home director, Eagan previously served as general manager of four Dignity Memorial funeral homes in the Greater New Orleans area – Leitz-Eagan Funeral Homes, H.C. Alexander Funeral Home, Grace Funeral Home, and St. Lazarus of Bethany Memorial Garden. He is a member of and serves on the boards of the Jefferson Chamber Young Professionals and St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce, is vice president of the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association, and a member of the Krewe of Thoth. Eagan holds an MBA from the University of New Orleans.

Elise Frederic (2010 MAST HS&E), a first grade teacher at Lakeside Primary in Prairieville, La., received a $25,000 national Milken Educator Award which celebrates, elevates, and activates the teaching profession. She is among forty outstanding educators presented the award this school year.

John Oliver (2011 BACH A&D) joined Freese and Nichols coastal resources team in the newly opened Lafayette office. He will provide landscape architecture services, focusing on design and coastal community resiliency. Oliver holds a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

2020s

Samela Macon (2020 MAST HS&E) was promoted to vice president of operations for Buckner Children and Family Services (BCFS), a nonprofit serving vulnerable children and families in Texas, providing leadership, oversight, supervision, and management for domestic and international programs and activities. Most recently, she was vice president of domestic programs and support services at BCFS and also served as foster home developer, foster home development supervisor, and program director of foster care and adoption. A licensed Child Placing Agency administrator, she was a Buckner Mentee in 2008 and received the Buckner Leadership Award in 2014. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Lamar University.