LSU Board of Supervisors member Rod West is no longer a candidate to be executive director of the NFL Players’ Association, according to The Associated Press.West, who is also president and CEO of Entergy, Inc., in New Orleans, was one of eight finalists to replace the late Gene Upshaw as executive director.”I am extremely honored to have been considered, and I wish the NFLPA success in the selection process,” West said in a written statement. “I am pleased that my family and I are staying home in New Orleans and that I will continue to work for [Entergy] and alongside the incredible people here.”—-Contact Leslie Presnall at [email protected]