The LSU Board of Supervisors will recast votes tomorrow on chairman-elect, but members still remain equally divided, Alvin Kimble said.
The August election ended in a stalemate between Kimble of Baton Rouge and John George of Shreveport. Eight members voted for Kimble who had been expected to become the new chairman-elect since January. But the other eight members voted in favor of George, whose candidacy was a late addition.
Board members accused Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration for interfering with the voting process by persuading members to vote for George.
“We expect it to be eight to eight until someone misses a meeting or until someone blinks,” Kimble said. “But no one in their right mind picks a fight with the governor of Louisiana. He’s one of the most powerful governors in the United States.”