Louisiana governor shares the latest on possible attendance capacity for Tiger Stadium
By Keith Farner
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LSU is still waiting on approval from Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards to set the attendance limitations for Tiger Stadium this season.
Although it appears state officials are leaning toward something in the 25 percent window of capacity, which would mean about 25,000 fans. That is largely in the ballpark of other schools around the SEC and country that have announced attendance changes in recent weeks.
The state will not announce a move to Phase Two or Phase Three until at least an 11:30 a.m. news conference on Wednesday.
Edwards told reporters, “We’ve ridden the crest of two COVID surges, and I’m not interested in doing it a third time, and added that it’s “troubling to see people doing what we know to be unsafe (regarding COVID-19 mitigations). I understand people don’t like restrictions, but they’re there for reason. We’re following recommendations from the White House task force.”
“I’m looking at 25%” – Governor Edwards on capacity of #LSU Tiger Stadium. That’s not official. Edwards says he doesn’t know if there’s a difference of opinion between himself and #LSU on that matter.
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) September 8, 2020
.@LouisianaGov: I’m looking at 25% capacity for LSU football at Tiger Stadium. There’s some time to get that right (game Sept. 26) #lagov #lsu #COVID19
— Greg Hilburn (@GregHilburn1) September 8, 2020
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
