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| term_end=May 31, 2014  

| term_end=May 31, 2014  

| preceded=Rory R. Lee

| preceded=Rory R. Lee

| succeeded=Argile Asa Smith, Jr. (interim until selection of Richard "Rick" Brewer<br>

| succeeded=Argile Asa Smith, Jr. (interim until selection of [[Rick Brewer|Richard Bennett "Rick" Brewer, Jr.)<br>

Aguillard became president emeritus, August 1, 2014.<br>

Aguillard became president emeritus, August 1, 2014.<br>

His 2013-2014 salary was $202,007.<ref name=tttcontract>Leigh Guidry, "Louisiana College trustees consider new contract for Aguillard," ''Alexandria Town Talk'', March 2, 2014.</ref>

His 2013-2014 salary was $202,007.<ref name=tttcontract>Leigh Guidry, "Louisiana College trustees consider new contract for Aguillard," ''Alexandria Town Talk'', March 2, 2014.</ref>

==Departure as president==

==Departure as president==

On April 15, Dr. Aguillard finally chose to step down.  The board voted to name Argile Smith as the interim president, and to seek a new leader for the campus. Aguillard was to hold the title president emeritus effective August 1, 2014.<ref name=aguillardremoved/> He began a one-year paid sabbatical on June 1, 2014, at his full $202,007 base salary. On returning to LC as a tenured professor in 2015-2016, he received  50 percent of his current base pay, or $101,003.50. For each subsequent year as an LC senior professor, beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, he was to have received 30 percent of his current base salary, or $60,602.10.<ref name=aguillarddepartsinmay>"Louisiana College shifting gears: Aguillard's tenure as president to end May 31,''The Alexandria Town Talk'', April 16, 2014.</ref><ref>"Louisiana College board of trustees honors President Agillard as president-emeritus honors-president-aguillard-president-emeritus-his-many-accomplishments |archivedate=2015-04-02 |df= }}</ref>

On April 15, Dr. Aguillard finally chose to step down.  The board voted to name Argile Asa Smith, Jr., as the interim president, and to seek a new leader for the campus. Aguillard was to hold the title president emeritus effective August 1, 2014.<ref name=aguillardremoved/> He began a one-year paid sabbatical on June 1, 2014, at his full $202,007 base salary. On returning to LC as a tenured professor in 2015-2016, he received  50 percent of his current base pay, or $101,003.50. For each subsequent year as an LC senior professor, beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, he was to have received 30 percent of his current base salary, or $60,602.10.<ref name=aguillarddepartsinmay>"Louisiana College shifting gears: Aguillard's tenure as president to end May 31,''The Alexandria Town Talk'', April 16, 2014.</ref><ref>"Louisiana College board of trustees honors President Agillard as president-emeritus honors-president-aguillard-president-emeritus-his-many-accomplishments |archivedate=2015-04-02 |df= }}</ref>

 

Three weeks after Aguillard vacated the LC presidency, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in its annual meeting in [[San Antonio]], Texas, again placed Louisiana College on probation because of issues related to trustee board governance, institutional integrity, personnel policies, and audit findings regarding student financial aid and other financial control matters.<ref name=probation/>

Three weeks after Aguillard vacated the LC presidency, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in its annual meeting in [[San Antonio]], Texas, again placed Louisiana College on probation because of issues related to trustee board governance, institutional integrity, personnel policies, and audit findings regarding student financial aid and other financial control matters.<ref name=probation/>

On August 28, 2014, Aguillard was honored as president emeritus at the weekly chapel service for his ten-year commitment to Louisiana College. Leon M. Hyatt, Jr., a former LC trustee and friend of Aguillard's, told the audience: "I want to say probably Dr. Aguillard is the most criticized president the college has ever had. Why? Because, like Jesus, he told it like it is." Hyatt attributed much of the criticism of Aguillard to the former president's defense of biblical principles rejected in the secular world. Hyatt noted Aguillard's belief in the inerrancy of Scripture, an issue which went to court regarding a dispute with several former LC professors. The particular matter ultimately ended in Aguillard's favor in a decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Hyatt did not mention the controversies of 2013 and 2014 that led to Aguillard's departure from the helm of LC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/28/aguillards-recognition-ceremony-receives-mixed-reviews/14776503/|title=Aguillard's recognition ceremony receives|author=Leigh Guidry|date=August 28, 2014|publisher=''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk''|accessdate=August 29, 2014}}</ref>

On August 28, 2014, Aguillard was honored as president emeritus at the weekly chapel service for his ten-year commitment to Louisiana College. Leon M. Hyatt, Jr., a former LC trustee and friend of Aguillard's, told the audience: "I want to say probably Dr. Aguillard is the most criticized president the college has ever had. Why? Because, like Jesus, he told it like it is." Hyatt attributed much of the criticism of Aguillard to the former president's defense of biblical principles rejected in the secular world. Hyatt noted Aguillard's belief in the inerrancy of Scripture, an issue which went to court regarding a dispute with several former LC professors. The particular matter ultimately ended in Aguillard's favor in a decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Hyatt did not mention the controversies of 2013 and 2014 that led to Aguillard's departure from the helm of LC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/28/aguillards-recognition-ceremony-receives-mixed-reviews/14776503/|title=Aguillard's recognition ceremony receives|author=Leigh Guidry|date=August 28, 2014|publisher=''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk''|accessdate=August 29, 2014}}</ref>

Though Aguillard remained president-emeritus and a faculty member after he left the LC presidency, he was terminated from both positions in the spring of 2016 following an evaluation. In September 2016, Aguillard filed suit in the 9th Judicial District Court in Alexandria to seek damages for "civil conspiracy" involving breach of contract, [[assault]] and battery, and emotional distress. The defendants include Louisiana College, Aguillard's permanent presidential successor Richard "Rick" Brewer, private investigator Don Benton Connor, Sr., and the insurance underwriting firm RSUI Indemnity Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/education/2016/09/28/former-president-aguillard-suing-louisiana-college/91229024/|title=Former LC president alleges threats, conspiracy|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk''|date=September 30, 2016|accessdate=January 18, 2017}}</ref>

Though Aguillard remained president-emeritus and a faculty member after he left the LC presidency, he was terminated from both positions in the spring of 2016 following an evaluation. In September 2016, Aguillard filed suit in the 9th Judicial District Court in Alexandria to seek damages for "civil conspiracy" involving breach of contract, [[assault]] and battery, and emotional distress. The defendants include Louisiana College, Aguillard's permanent presidential successor [[Rick Brewer|Richard Bennett "Rick" Brewer, Jr., private investigator Don Benton Connor, Sr., and the insurance underwriting firm RSUI Indemnity Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/education/2016/09/28/former-president-aguillard-suing-louisiana-college/91229024/|title=Former LC president alleges threats, conspiracy|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk''|date=September 30, 2016|accessdate=January 18, 2017}}</ref>

==Suits filed==

==Suits filed==