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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) called on his state\u2019s flagship university to honor the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk by erecting a statue<\/a> of him on campus.<\/p>\n

In a video posted to the social platform X<\/a>, 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 event in Baton Rouge, La.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here on campus, next to Mike the Tiger, and we\u2019re 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,\u201d Landry said in the video, filmed from the LSU campus in Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on, ladies and gentlemen. Let\u2019s see if we can be the first campus to do it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

LSU did not respond to an immediate request for comment.<\/p>\n

Landry spoke at Monday’s Turning Point event, where he urged students to champion the conservative ideologies<\/a> of Kirk\u2019s organization and to pursue truth above all else, according to the school\u2019s student newspaper<\/a>, the Reveille.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe one thing I want to challenge you all, especially those that are in a university setting: Be curious, ask questions, seek the truth,\u201d Landry said. \u201cNot your truth, but the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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