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*''Helping Hurting People: A Handbook on Reconciliation-Focused Counseling and Preaching''.<ref name=argsmith/>

*''Helping Hurting People: A Handbook on Reconciliation-Focused Counseling and Preaching''.<ref name=argsmith/>

Before he came to Louisiana College in 2011,<ref name=smithalumnispeech/> Smith was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Biloxi, Mississippi, where he currently resides. He came to LC as Dean of Chapel and Associate Dean of Pastoral Ministry for the Caskey School of Divinity,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildcats.ehclients.com/index.php/newspaper/article/lc_hires_new_dean_of_chapel#/images/sized/images/uploads/DSC_8920_1-400x536.jpg|title=Al Quartemont, "LC hires new Dean of Chapel", 2010|publisher=wildcats.ehclients.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref> an entity endowed by the Coushatta [[business]]man [[Edgar Cason]], who has since withdrawn funding for the school and entered into an arrangement with New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Smith's former institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140417/NEWS01/304170025/Former-LC-benefactors-appear-helping-New-Orleans-seminary|author=Leigh Guidry|title=Former Louisiana College benefactors appear to be helping N.O. seminary"|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}</ref>

Before he came to Louisiana College in 2011,<ref name=smithalumnispeech/> Smith was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Biloxi, Mississippi, where he currently resides. He came to LC as Dean of Chapel and Associate Dean of Pastoral Ministry for the Caskey School of Divinity,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildcats.ehclients.com/index.php/newspaper/article/lc_hires_new_dean_of_chapel#/images/sized/images/uploads/DSC_8920_1-400x536.jpg|title=Al Quartemont, "LC hires new Dean of Chapel", 2010|publisher=wildcats.ehclients.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref> an entity endowed by the Coushatta [[business]]man [[Edgar Cason]], who has since withdrawn funding for the school and entered into an arrangement with New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Smith's former institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140417/NEWS01/304170025/Former-LC-benefactors-appear-helping-New-Orleans-seminary|author=Leigh Guidry|title=Former Louisiana College benefactors appear to be helping N.O. seminary|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}</ref>

Smith and his wife, the former Connie Kathleen Saucier, also a native of Poplarville, married in 1975 when both were twenty. They have three sons, Joshua, David, and Dustin Smith.<ref name=argsmith/>

Smith and his wife, the former Connie Kathleen Saucier, also a native of Poplarville, married in 1975 when both were twenty. They have three sons, Joshua, David, and Dustin Smith.<ref name=argsmith/>

Smith said that the decision by SACS is "disappointing" but "represents an opportunity for Louisiana College to address the issues in preparation for the arrival of a new president. Fortunately, the issues don't bring into question in any way the excellent classroom work being done by our professors and students. The issues have to do with administrative areas."<ref name=probation>John Willie, "Louisiana College Placed on Probation by SACS-Commission on Colleges; Maintains Full Accreditation", Louisiana College press release, June 19, 2014</ref>  

Smith said that the decision by SACS is "disappointing" but "represents an opportunity for Louisiana College to address the issues in preparation for the arrival of a new president. Fortunately, the issues don't bring into question in any way the excellent classroom work being done by our professors and students. The issues have to do with administrative areas."<ref name=probation>John Willie, "Louisiana College Placed on Probation by SACS-Commission on Colleges; Maintains Full Accreditation", Louisiana College press release, June 19, 2014</ref>  

In November 2014, President Smith disclosed that Louisiana College has a $1 million shortfall for the 2014-2015 academic year. The 2014 enrollment of 1,265 is 141 fewer than in the fall of 2013. A decrease of 141 students, according to Smith, represents a loss of $2.1 million in revenues from tuition and fees paid by students, double the overall budgetary shortfall. Smith said that the institution will attempt to control expenditures but not cut jobs or contracts. Major projects under former President Joe Aguillard will be suspended, including a school in Tanzania, a law school in [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] to have been named in honor of former Texas Judge [[Paul Pressler (Texas)|Paul Pressler]] of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], and a medical school and film school in Central Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/2014/11/15/la-college-faces-million-budget-shortfall/19112533/|title=La. College faces $1 million budget shortfall|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|author=Leigh Guidry|date=November 15, 2014|accessdate=November 16, 2014}}</ref>

In November 2014, President Smith disclosed that Louisiana College has a $1 million shortfall for the 2014–2015 academic year. The 2014 enrollment of 1,265 is 141 fewer than in the fall of 2013. A decrease of 141 students, according to Smith, represents a loss of $2.1 million in revenues from tuition and fees paid by students, double the overall budgetary shortfall. Smith said that the institution will attempt to control expenditures but not cut jobs or contracts. Major projects under former President Joe Aguillard will be suspended, including a school in Tanzania, a law school in [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] to have been named in honor of former Texas Judge [[Paul Pressler (Texas)|Paul Pressler]] of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], and a medical school and film school in Central Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/2014/11/15/la-college-faces-million-budget-shortfall/19112533/|title=La. College faces $1 million budget shortfall|publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk''|author=Leigh Guidry|date=November 15, 2014|accessdate=November 16, 2014}}</ref>

Smith was succeeded as president by [[Rick Brewer]], a former administrator at Charleston Southern University in North Charleston,  [[South Carolina]], who was the unanimous choice of the LC trustees.

Smith was succeeded as president by [[Rick Brewer]], a former administrator at Charleston Southern University in North Charleston,  [[South Carolina]], who was the unanimous choice of the LC trustees.