While political troubles swirled Louisiana, both locally and nationally, Gov. Jeff Landry raised eyebrows by criticizing the LSU women's basketball team for not being on the court for the national anthem.
Landry attempted to clarify his remarks later in a letter to the editor, saying the media had 'misconstrued' his remarks.
In his clarification, he wrote that Americans should respect the flag. And he said he never said the LSU team was unpatriotic.
WWL's Newell Normand had questions about his clarification, saying that anytime anyone has to write a letter to the editor explaining what they meant say, it generally means that when they said it the first time it didn't go well.
"The winds have shifted maybe," Normand said, adding that having to follow up in this way usually means "there was a breakdown in emotional intelligence."
LSU head coach Kim Mulkey explained the Tigers were merely following their usual routine of leaving the court right before the game. Still, Landry sent a letter to the Tigers athletic department containing his complaints and saying scholarships should be pulled for athletes who do not attend the anthem ceremony.
The perceived threat didn't go over well with fans. Normand, for one, said Landry 'sacrificed the flagship university of this state trying to get a point across.
His comments weren't misconstrued, Normand add, they just weren't well thought out.