By MARK BALLARD | The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. | Published: April 23, 2021 BATON ROUGE, La. (Tribune News Service) — An LSU search committee will be choosing among two Louisiana public officials, two military officers, three administrators from other universities and a former adviser to President Donald Trump to be the next leader of the state's flagship university and its system. Two graduated from the University of New Orleans, two from LSU. Most claim some connection to Louisiana. The LSU Presidential Search Committee plans to interview all eight candidates on Monday and Tuesday, then meet on April 30 to decide which finalists to recommend to the LSU Board of Supervisors. The 16 supervisors have final say on who will be president of the LSU system and chancellor of the flagship Baton Rouge campus.