Welcome, Dr. Tate

New LSU president Dr. Tate visits LSU Eunice
  • LSU System president and chancellor William F. Tate IV, right, visted the LSU Eunice campus on Tuesday. Tate, right, meets with, from left, Alicia Mire, Eunice tourism and Main Street director; Ezola Proctor, of Crowley, a LSUE advisory Board member; and Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    LSU System president and chancellor William F. Tate IV, right, visted the LSU Eunice campus on Tuesday. Tate, right, meets with, from left, Alicia Mire, Eunice tourism and Main Street director; Ezola Proctor, of Crowley, a LSUE advisory Board member; and Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot. (LSN photo by Harlan Kirgan)
In his second week on the job, LSU System president and chancellor William F. Tate IV visited LSU Eunice and provided a glimpse into his thinking. “This place is the place of opportunity. I’m very excited to be part of it as LSU president,” he said at a public session Tuesday afternoon at the Mumphrey Center. Tate, the first Black president of LSU, started on July 5 and LSUE marked a 90-day…

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