Video above: Crowds gather outside the September memorial service for Charlie Kirk.

(The Hill) -- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) called on his state’s flagship university to honor the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk by erecting a statue of him on campus.

In a video posted to the social platform X, Landry challenged Louisiana State University (LSU) to become the first campus in the nation with a Kirk statue after speaking at a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

“We’re here on campus, next to Mike the Tiger, and we’re going to put a challenge out to the LSU Board of Supervisors to find a place to put a statue of Charlie Kirk to defend the freedom of speech on college campuses,” Landry said in the video, filmed from the LSU campus.

“Come on, ladies and gent

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