'Most egregious behavior,' Governor Edwards and lawmakers hope to better protect victims of Title IX misconduct Thursday, a senate committee was hoping to hear testimony from at least ten school leaders, but none of them showed up. Author: Mike McDaniel / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 10:33 PM CDT April 8, 2021 Updated: 10:33 PM CDT April 8, 2021 BATON ROUGE, La. — As the state’s flagship university deals with the continued controversy over how school administrators handled claims of sexual misconduct and alleged Title IX violations, Governor John Bel Edwards said change must happen. “I support mandatory reporting for Title IX violations related to sexual assault and sexual harassment by higher education mandatory reporters,” said Edwards.