LSU invites six candidates to apply for president, and they’ll need to go public

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Six individuals invited to formally apply for LSU president, names now public.

Candidates include interim president Matt Lee and McNeese’s Wade Rousse .

Finalists will be interviewed publicly and meet university interest groups.

Board of Supervisors will make the final hiring decision after interviews.

The LSU presidential search committee has announced that six individuals will be invited to formally apply for the position — on the condition that their identities become public by Wednesday.

Interim LSU President Matt Lee, McNeese State President Wade Rousse, former University of Arizona President Robert Robbins, University of South Carolina Vice President of Research Julius Fridriksson and Tulane University Vice President of Research Giovanni Piedimonte