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Office of the President

Shaped by ambition, innovation, and the pursuit of more.

Through fiscal discipline, strong management, intentional organization, and educational innovation, the Office of the President ensures accountability for the LSU System’s responsibility to expand educational opportunities for students and position LSU as one of the top 50 research enterprises in the nation.
LSU President, Wade Rousse, speaking at the LSU Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Reception.

Leadership

Wade Rousse, Ph.D. serves as president of the Louisiana State University System. The Office of the President is based on the System’s flagship campus in Baton Rouge and serves all campuses and components of the LSU research enterprise.

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Three letters. Two colors. One state. We are ALL LSU.

Collectively, the LSU System's campuses educate more than 84,000 students, and conduct research amounting to more than $601 million.

From preserving the state’s coastline to finding improved treatments for cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, our system is contributing to for the people and industries within Louisiana and around the world.

Get in Touch

Contact the Office

Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Address: 3810 West Lakeshore Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225-578-2111
Fax: 225-578-5524
Email: president@lsu.edu

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Submit a request for the president to appear or speak at your event.

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Public Records Request

The LSU System is committed to providing access to public records in accordance with Louisiana Public Records Laws. Requests may be submitted by mail, email, or in person.

Submit A Request

  • Include the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the requestor 
  • Identify the record(s) being requested with reasonable particularity, whether inspection is desired, and the preferred method of receipt 
  • Submit requests addressed to the LSU System President via email to prr@lsu.edu or to the following address:  
    • President 
      c/o Office of General Counsel  
      3810 W. Lakeshore Dr., Ste. 124 
      Baton Rouge, LA 70808 

Past Presidents

  • 1860 – 1861: General William Tecumseh Sherman
  • 1862 – 1863: Reverend W.E.M. Linfield, Acting
  • 1863 – 1865: William A. Seay
  • 1865 – 1880: David F. Boyd
  • 1880 – 1883: Colonel William Preston Johnson
  • 1883 – 1884: James W. Nicholson
  • 1884 – 1886: David F. Boyd
  • 1886 – 1887: Thomas D. Boyd, Interim
  • 1887 – 1896: James W. Nicholson
  • 1896 – 1926: Thomas D. Boyd
  • 1927 – 1929: Campbell Hodges
  • 1929 – 1930: Thomas W. Atkinson
  • 1930 – 1939: James Monroe Smith
  • 1939 – 1941: Paul Hebert, Interim
  • 1941 – 1944: General Campbell Hodges 
  • 1860 – 1861: General William Tecumseh Sherman
  • 1862 – 1863: Reverend W.E.M. Linfield, Acting
  • 1863 – 1865: William A. Seay
  • 1865 – 1880: David F. Boyd
  • 1880 – 1883: Colonel William Preston Johnson
  • 1883 – 1884: James W. Nicholson
  • 1884 – 1886: David F. Boyd
  • 1886 – 1887: Thomas D. Boyd, Interim
  • 1887 – 1896: James W. Nicholson
  • 1896 – 1926: Thomas D. Boyd
  • 1927 – 1929: Campbell Hodges
  • 1929 – 1930: Thomas W. Atkinson
  • 1930 – 1939: James Monroe Smith
  • 1939 – 1941: Paul Hebert, Interim
  • 1941 – 1944: General Campbell Hodges
  • 1947: Fred C. Frey, Acting  
  • 1947 – 1951: Harold W. Stoke  
  • 1951 – 1962: General Troy H. Middleton  
  • 1962 – 1972: John A. Hunter  
  • 1972 – 1985: Martin Woodin  
  • 1985 – 1999: Allen A. Copping  
  • 1999 – 2007: William L. Jenkins  
  • 2007 – 2012: John Lombardi
  • 2012 – 2013: William L. Jenkins, Interim  
  • 2013 – 2019: F. King Alexander
  • 2020 – 2021: Thomas C. Galligan Jr.  
  • 2021 – 2025: William F. Tate IV
  • 2025: Matthew R. Lee, Interim  

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