In a twist, the LSU Board of Supervisors made not one but two senior leadership hires on Tuesday.

In addition to hiring Wade Rousse as the 29th LSU president, they decided to bring back the chancellor position and hire James Dalton.

Dalton, who was one of three finalists in the presidential search, will be the LSU system's executive vice president and chancellor.

He was most recently the executive vice president and provost at the University of Alabama.

A restructuring

During the presidential search, one issue that surfaced during interviews with the board was whether to return to an administrative structure with separate president and chancellor positions. A chancellor used to oversee the Baton Rouge campus, while the president led the entire, eight-campus system until both roles

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