Appeals Court Remands Discrimination Case Involving College Coach

A Louisiana appeals court has reversed a jury’s decision to award more than $2 million to a former head football coach, who had sued the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System (Board), the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL), and Athletic Director Nelson Schexnayder for race discrimination.   Specifically, the panel of judges found that “the fact finding process (had been) tainted and a determination of a preponderance of the evidence cannot fairly be reached