Former LSU football coach's ex-wife entitled to $8 million from his settlement with school
Former LSU football coach's ex-wife entitled to $8 million from his settlement with school
NEW ORLEANS ā The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the ex-wife of former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron is entitled to about half of the settlement he reached with the school when he was dismissed in 2021 ā an amount exceeding $8 million.
A tentative agreement between LSU and Orgeron was dated Jan. 14, 2020 ā a month and a half before Orgeron filed for divorce from his wife Kelly Orgeron. The question before the court turned on whether that agreement was binding on that date or on a later date, when the LSU board ratified it.
In a 5-2 decision (reached after three justices recused), the court said Kelly Orgeron was entitled to $8,134,500. The coach had received a settlement of nearly $17 million, but some of that was paid to the coach's agent.
The majority found that the tentative agreement labeled clearly as "binding."
