LSU fired athletics official who sued department

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Lawyers for an associate athletic director who filed a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit against Louisiana State University say she has been fired in retaliation and asked the court Wednesday to add that claim to her suit.

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"On January 5, 2022, LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward terminated Sharon Lewis without cause in retaliation for her reporting Title IX violations against LSU Football players, Coaches and Athletic officials," they wrote in a proposed revision.

Sharon Lewis claimed in state and federal lawsuits filed in 2021 that she was denied pay raises and was verbally abused after reporting that former football coach Les Miles had sexually harassed female student workers and made racist remarks.

"The wrongful termination of Sharon Lewis by LSU is a continuation of the retaliation she has endured for reporting violations" of the federal sex discrimination law known as Title IX and of state law, Lewis’ attorneys said in a statement released to reporters Tuesday.

Lawyers Larry English, Bridgett Brown and Tammye Brown said LSU Athletic Director Scott Woodward fired Lewis on Jan. 5 "without cause."

This April 8, 2021 photo shows Sharon Lewis. The associate athletic director who filed a $50 million racketeering lawsuit and a state court suit against Louisiana State University is no longer working there, and her lawyers said she was fired in retaliation. Sharon Lewis has claimed in state and federal lawsuits that she was denied pay raises and was verbally abused after reporting that former football coach Les Miles had sexually harassed female student workers and made racist remarks.