Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards plants piece of Tiger Stadium sod at governor’s mansion front yard
By Andrew Olson
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Hundreds of people took advantage of the opportunity to take a free piece of sod from LSU’s Tiger Stadium. It appears the governor (or, presumably, a staffer) was among them.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards shared a video of him watering the front yard at the governor’s mansion as he prepared to add a piece of Tiger Stadium sod. He indicated the special sod from will be used to memorialize LSU’s 12-0 2019 regular season with a brick outline.
I was lucky enough to snag some @LSUfootball sod yesterday and I’m happy to be able to memorialize this incredible season by planting a piece of history in the Mansion’s front yard. #GeauxTigers #JoeForHeisman #lagov pic.twitter.com/cGjByNMDrh
— John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) December 4, 2019
In addition to being a supporter of his alma mater (J.D., 1999), Edwards is also personally acquainted with Ed Orgeron. The LSU coach has introduced Edwards at a political fundraiser and the two went hunting in 2017. Last month, Gov. Edwards called into Orgeron’s weekly radio show.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
