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During the 1930s, LSU president [[James Monroe Smith]], an appointee of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], was caught up in the scandal known as the Louisiana Hayride of 1939.  

During the 1930s, LSU president [[James Monroe Smith]], an appointee of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]], was caught up in the scandal known as the Louisiana Hayride of 1939.  

General [[Troy H. Middleton]], a decorated World War I]] and [[World War II]] officer, and commander of the LSU corps of cadets, was the LSU president from 1951 to 1962. The Middleton Library is named for him. More than four decades after his death, a letter was revealed that showed Middleton had [[Segregation|segregationst]] attitudes during the [[civil rights]] movement. As a result, the LSU Board of Supervisors, urged on by Democratic Governor[[John Bel Edwards]], is expected in 2020 to bow to [[political correctness]] and rename the library and remove General Middleton's bust from campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_3ac98036-ace3-11ea-908e-7b1c6853d1b3.html|title=Middleton family asks to speak before LSU board about library name change|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=June 12, 2020|author=Emma Kennedy|accessdate=June 15, 2020}}</ref>

General [[Troy H. Middleton]], a decorated [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] officer, and commander of the LSU corps of cadets, was the LSU president from 1951 to 1962. The Middleton Library is named for him. More than four decades after his death, a letter was revealed that showed Middleton had [[Segregation|segregationst]] attitudes during the [[civil rights]] movement. As a result, the LSU Board of Supervisors, urged on by Democratic Governor[[John Bel Edwards]], is expected in 2020 to bow to [[political correctness]] and rename the library and remove General Middleton's bust from campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_3ac98036-ace3-11ea-908e-7b1c6853d1b3.html|title=Middleton family asks to speak before LSU board about library name change|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=June 12, 2020|author=Emma Kennedy|accessdate=June 15, 2020}}</ref>

The main campus for the university is sprawled over 650 acres of land off the banks of the [[Mississippi River]], total the university has 2,000 acres of land near Baton Rouge. The university is called home to 33,587 students, and over 1,308 staff members. It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref>

The main campus for the university is sprawled over 650 acres of land off the banks of the [[Mississippi River]], total the university has 2,000 acres of land near Baton Rouge. The university is called home to 33,587 students, and over 1,308 staff members. It was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref>