On Monday night, Louisiana’s governor urged the state’s top university to create a statue in honor of Charlie Kirk.
In a social media video shot at Louisiana State University, Governor Jeff Landry expressed, “We’re issuing a challenge to the LSU board of supervisors to designate a spot for a Charlie Kirk statue in support of free speech on college campuses.”
Landry made this call during a rally at LSU, organized by the university’s chapter of Turning Point USA. The event, attended by over 1,500 people, also featured conservative author and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey.
“Let’s strive to be the first campus to achieve this,” Landry encouraged the audience.
The TPUSA event, where Governor Jeff Landry was a speaker, was reported by Fox News.
Addressing those present, Landry emphasized the importance of curiosity, especially within academic environments. “Challenge yourselves,” he urged. “Ask questions. Pursue the truth. Not just your version of it, but the actual truth.”
Landry’s call comes roughly a week after a student government body at Loyola University New Orleans denied a newly-formed TPUSA chapter the ability to become an official student organization on campus.
The October 15 denial means that the chapter will not have access to school resources, including reserving space for campus events.
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, throws hats to the public on May 1, 2025, at UC San Diego’s Town Square. (L) Buildings of Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images;Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Images/LightRocket )
At least one student at the student body meeting considering the chapter objected to TPUSA’s values, according to left-wing blog Fight Back! News.
“Loyola University New Orleans, and our whole Jesuit Community, have prided themselves on the core values of Saint Ignatius, and the Society of Jesus at large. As it stands, Turning Point USA, its leaders, and many of the individuals whom they support are in direct opposition of these values,” a freshman named Rosalina Framboise reportedly said.
An unnamed student reportedly claimed Kirk and Turning Point promote “hate towards Hispanics.”
“At Loyola University New Orleans, the chartering of new student organizations, including Turning Point USA, follows a student-led, peer-to-peer process administered by the Student Government Association (SGA),” Loyola explained in a statement to Fox News Digital.
