PHOTOS/VIDEO: A NEW CHAPTER IN LSU LEADERSHIP

By Rachel Holland

November 05, 2025

At LSU, we build teams that win, and this week marked a historic moment as the Board of Supervisors named a new team of proven leaders to guide the university system and flagship campus into its next great era of excellence and impact. 

Dr. Wade Rousse was named President of the LSU System, and Dr. James Dalton will become Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of LSU A&M.  

As President, Rousse will focus on alignment and growth across all campuses, while Dalton will oversee the Baton Rouge campus and lead research efforts across the system—including the LSU AgCenter, Health Centers in Shreveport and New Orleans, and Pennington Biomedical Research Center—with a shared vision of becoming a top 50 research university. LSU’s research enterprise will now report as a unified system, reflecting the collaborative strengths of our institutions. 

Relive the day through photos from the Board’s vote, moments on campus, and video highlights from the press conference that marked the beginning of LSU’s next great chapter. 

The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., (right) as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
The LSU Board of Supervisors has appointed Wade Rousse, Ph.D., as the President of the Louisiana State University System, and James Dalton, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President of the LSU System and Chancellor of the Flagship A&M campus in Baton Rouge.
- Photos by Eddy Perez

 

- Videos by Callie Boyd

 

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