Landry signs order shielding state universities' NIL practices until settlement, federal legislation

BATON ROUGE — Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Tuesday that protects state universities that are engaging in NIL from adverse actions that may be taken by the NCAA and any other governing bodies.Landry's order shields schools like LSU from actions that may halt or encumber the compensation of student-athletes.The order says that NIL deals will be protected as long as state-allocated funds are not used to compensate athletes.Currently, NIL funds are distributed through variou