The Jerry Baldwin Saga: 1998-2020

[4LSU]

_ But isnt that what the appeal courts are all about, to protect from unjust bias from jurors or judges, to take an abstract look at a case and make a judgment on whether the court case was fair or not. we need bias in our courts, because it keeps the judicial system honest. Because after all its run by humans just like all of us. You want people to have an opinion, you want people to care. If everybody just fell in line this whole existence would be kinda pointless. _

I would just as soon have as unbiased of a jury as possible deciding my fate out of the blocks, but if you need a bias jury deciding yours...I say go for it.

As to the appeal courts, you are pretty much right on target. imo

[GetTheFacts1st]

I can't believe UL would fire someone for a mere 6-27 which kept butts out of the seats. Something else was going on that people missed. REBUILBING was in progress, folks.

Toothpick houses ---one after another --were being built with wreckless abandon.

[Boomer]

and of course the irony of his being so bad and causes even more crap with this stupid law suit!!!!!

[Turbine]

If he wasn't so unsuccessful he would still be the coac . . . and I would be sporting a tooth pick.


igeaux.mobi

[Zeebart21]

If he wasn't so unsuccessful he would still be the coac . . . and I would be sporting a tooth pick.


igeaux.mobi

Turbine, you get my reply to your pm yesterday?



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[LSUalum1]

If you only knew what goes around in our "justice" system between police, Prosecutors, Judges, etc. Americans wouldn't throw around the words, "We have the best Judicial System in the World" as fact. Granted, I don't have first hand knowledge of other countries Judicial systems, but unless they just flip a coin, we don't have the best system in the World.

The more appropriate saying is "We have the best Judicial System ON PAPER".

[CajunMarine81]

Forget about the courts, judges, etc.... what ever happened to.... you are a coach. you are losing. The program is sinking. you get FIRED! A good coach is a good coach. they are not a good "black coach" or a good "white coach". If you are losing, you are fired. If you are winning, you are praised. I don't see the outrage when a white coach, or a black coach gets fired at any other university or professional organization. What am I missing here?

[NewsCopy]

  Former UL head football coach Jerry Baldwin's attorneys will ask for a rehearing, Baldwin's attorney Karl Bernard said this week.

The 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge unanimously threw out a $2 million judgment against the UL Board of Supervisors and former Ragin' Cajun athletic director Nelson Schexnayder.

That judgment came after a jury found that Baldwin, a former head football coach at UL, was terminated, in part, because of racial discrimination.
"We were a little disappointed in the ruling," Bernard said. "But we do respect the First Court's decision."

Bernard said he is looking through the appellate court's ruling and will soon request a rehearing. If that is not granted, he will appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

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Tina Marie Macias • tmacias@theadvertiser.com • July 4, 2009

[NewsCopy]

Court denies Baldwin request
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[Etowncajun]

Will he ever just go away?