Recently, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry called on Louisiana State University to erect a statue in honor of deceased right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk.
"There is no better warrior for free speech than Charlie Kirk , and we must continue his legacy on every campus in America," says Landry in a video posted to his Facebook.
On Nov. 5, the LSU Student Senate voted against placing a statue of Kirk on the university's campus .
LSU Student Senate voted against Charlie Kirk statue on campus. Here's what this means
The LSU Student Senate is comprised of student senators who have been elected to represent each of the university's senior colleges.
Among other matters in the agenda, the student senate body convened to "urge and request no statue or memorial of any be built that

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