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At least two professors in Louisiana have expressed outrage after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry called on the state's largest school to erect a statue of Charlie Kirk, with one who worked at Louisiana State University (LSU) comparing Kirk to KKK leader David Duke.

"We're gonna put a challenge out to the LSU board of supervisors to find a place to put a statue of Charlie Kirk to defend freedom of speech on college campuses," Landry said in a video posted to social media from the LSU campus.

Landry was at LSU Monday evening for a rally with the school's Turning Point USA chapter. He said more than 1,500 people attended the event, which also featured conservative best-selling author and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey.

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