Jindal names cabinet secretary to LSU board

Gov. Bobby Jindal has tapped one of his cabinet secretaries to also be on the governing board for LSU.

Jindal's office announced Tuesday that Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle was the governor's newest appointment to the LSU Board of Supervisors.

Angelle, from Breaux Bridge, is a member of Jindal's closest circle of advisers. In addition to his cabinet post, Angelle is the governor's chief legislative lobbyist and the administration's liaison for federal oil and gas permitting issues.

Angelle's appointment to the LSU board comes as the panel faces several significant decisions.

The board is planning searches for a system president and a chancellor for the university's flagship campus in Baton Rouge and is weighing ways to dramatically shrink the LSU-run hospital system's budget amid years of expected budget cuts.