| | Ten LC trustees who had formerly opposed Aguillard released a public letter on March 28, 2014 critical of Aguillard's leadership: "It has been about the abuse of power and authoritarian control. We are concerned with truth and transparency and we believe the [Louisiana Baptist] Convention should be concerned about the same. ... we encourage the entire board to be unified in charting a new direction for the college."<ref name=dissidentsletter>Leigh Guidry, Louisiana College board members accuse Aguillard, La. Baptist Convention executive director of abusing power, ''Alexandria Town Talk'', March 29, 2014</ref> The ten dissidents, including Tony Perkins, said that they would have called for Aguillard's termination in 2013 had not convention executive director David Hankins exerted "undue influence" in defense of Aguillard. Several trustees indicated that Aguillard, not Hankins, is the focus of their concern.<ref name=dissidentsletter/> | | Ten LC trustees who had formerly opposed Aguillard released a public letter on March 28, 2014 critical of Aguillard's leadership: "It has been about the abuse of power and authoritarian control. We are concerned with truth and transparency and we believe the [Louisiana Baptist] Convention should be concerned about the same. ... we encourage the entire board to be unified in charting a new direction for the college."<ref name=dissidentsletter>Leigh Guidry, Louisiana College board members accuse Aguillard, La. Baptist Convention executive director of abusing power, ''Alexandria Town Talk'', March 29, 2014</ref> The ten dissidents, including Tony Perkins, said that they would have called for Aguillard's termination in 2013 had not convention executive director David Hankins exerted "undue influence" in defense of Aguillard. Several trustees indicated that Aguillard, not Hankins, is the focus of their concern.<ref name=dissidentsletter/> |
| − | On April 2, 2014, the ''Alexandria Town Talk'' reported that Aguillard will not resign as LC president and has "new evidence" to report to the trustees at their next meeting on April 14.<ref name=aguillardwontresign>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140402/NEWS01/304020023/Sources-La-College-President-Joe-Aguillard-says-he-won-t-quit|author=Leigh Guidry|title=Sources: La. College President Joe Aguillard says he won't quit|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=April 2, 2014}}</ref> | + | On April 2, 2014, the ''Alexandria Town Talk'' reported that Aguillard will not resign as LC president and has "new evidence" to report to the trustees at their next meeting on April 14.<ref name=aguillardwontresign>Leigh Guidry, "Sources: La. College President Joe Aguillard says he won't quit", 'The Alexandria Town Talk'', April 2, 2014.</ref> |