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In May 2017, Louisiana College filed a civil suit seeking unspecified damages for [[defamation]] against former President Aguillard,  who it alleges "engaged in a regular and pervasive campaign to undercut" the institution including "ghostwriting faculty member grievances" against the administration.  The suit cites an "anonymous package" reportedly circulated by Aguillard of "derogatory statements" about the college. Individual plaintiffs include LC president Rick Brewer and Cheryl Clark, whom Aguillard accused of having illegally changed the final grades of more than "a dozen nursing students."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalb.com/content/news/Louisiana-College-files-civil-suit-against-former-president-Joe-Aguillard-425494264.html|title=Louisiana College files civil suit against former president Joe Aguillard for defamation|publisher=KALB-TV|date=May 31, 2017|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref>

In May 2017, Louisiana College filed a civil suit seeking unspecified damages for [[defamation]] against former President Aguillard,  who it alleges "engaged in a regular and pervasive campaign to undercut" the institution including "ghostwriting faculty member grievances" against the administration.  The suit cites an "anonymous package" reportedly circulated by Aguillard of "derogatory statements" about the college. Individual plaintiffs include LC president Rick Brewer and Cheryl Clark, whom Aguillard accused of having illegally changed the final grades of more than "a dozen nursing students."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalb.com/content/news/Louisiana-College-files-civil-suit-against-former-president-Joe-Aguillard-425494264.html|title=Louisiana College files civil suit against former president Joe Aguillard for defamation|publisher=KALB-TV|date=May 31, 2017|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref>

Aguillard lost his suit in state court. Then on December 27, 2017, he again filed suit against LC, this time in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in Alexandria. He contends that LC discriminated against him for "disability" since his heart attack and quadruple by-pass surgery in 2011. When Aguillard left the college presidency, he cited health issues. After a year as president emeritus, he became a tenured faculty member in the LC graduate teacher education program. Aguillard also claims religious discrimination because he contends that his permanent successor, Rick Brewer, is a Calvinist, a claim that Brewer denies. Aguillard is seeking a jury trial and "all of the relief" to which he claims he is owed, including back-pay and front-pay. The presiding judge in the suit, James T. Trimble, was assigned after Dee Drell recused himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/education/2018/01/04/former-lc-president-suing-college-again/1001003001/|title=Former LC president suing college again|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=January 4, 2018|accessdate=February 5, 2018}}</ref>

In September 2016, Aguillard alleged in a suit in state district court that he is fighting a "civil conspiracy" by Louisiana College to commit assault and battery, to inflict emotional distress, and breach of contract. On October 6, 2017, he not only lost his suit in state court but was ordered by Judge Monique Rauls to pay nearly $18,000 in arbitration fees to LC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/education/2017/10/19/judge-dismisses-former-presidents-claims-against-louisiana-college/780332001/|title=Judge dismisses former president's claims against Louisiana College|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=October 19, 2017|accessdate=February 16, 2018}}</ref>

 

Then on December 27, 2017, Aguillard again filed suit against LC, this time in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in Alexandria. He contends that LC discriminated against him for "disability" since his heart attack and quadruple by-pass surgery in 2011. When Aguillard left the college presidency, he cited health issues as a factor. After a year as president emeritus, he became a tenured faculty member in the LC graduate teacher education program. Aguillard also claims religious discrimination because he contends that his permanent successor, Rick Brewer, is a Calvinist, a claim that Brewer denies. Aguillard is seeking a jury trial and "all of the relief" to which he claims he is owed, including back-pay and front-pay. The presiding judge in the suit, James T. Trimble, was assigned after Dee Drell recused himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/education/2018/01/04/former-lc-president-suing-college-again/1001003001/|title=Former LC president suing college again|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=January 4, 2018|accessdate=February 5, 2018}}</ref>

==Dedication of Godbold-Ware Plaza==

==Dedication of Godbold-Ware Plaza==