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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is fiercely defending his staffer and officially calling for Louisiana State University to fire Professor Mann

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is fiercely defending his staffer and officially calling for Louisiana State University to fire Professor Mann

Louisiana attorney general Jeff Landry has formally requested, on state letterhead, that Louisiana State University take disciplinary action against a tenured professor for referring to one of Landry’s political staffers as a “flunkie” on Twitter after she spoke at an LSU Faculty Senate meeting. The letter, dated Dec. 9 and addressed to LSU president William F.

A social media spat between Louisianas attorney general and an LSU Professor Bob Mann sparked a debate over free speech and academic freedom.

A social media spat between Louisianas attorney general and an LSU Professor Bob Mann sparked a debate over free speech and academic freedom.

A social media spat between Louisianas attorney general and an LSU Professor Bob Mann sparked a debate over free speech and academic freedom.

A social media spat between Louisianas attorney general and an LSU Professor Bob Mann sparked a debate over free speech and academic freedom.

A social media spat between Louisianas attorney general and an LSU Professor Bob Mann sparked a debate over free speech and academic freedom.

A social media spat between Louisianas attorney general and an LSU Professor Bob Mann sparked a debate over free speech and academic freedom.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry called on LSU to punish mass communication professor Bob Mann for insulting his assistant on Twitter following the LSU Faculty Senate’s Dec. 7 meeting.