NIL Task Force
HR 15 of the 2025 Regular Session established a task force to examine aspects of the name, image, and likeness (NIL) of student-athletes in Louisiana. It will submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the House Committee on Education by January 23, 2026.
Task Force Meetings
July 24, 2025
August 26, 2025
September 30, 2025
October 28, 2025
December 18, 2025
Agenda | Minutes
Task Force Members
| Member | Seat Information |
|---|---|
| Rep. Rashid Young, Chair | House of Representatives |
| Johnny Giavotella | Governor’s Appointee, General Manager, University of New Orleans Baseball |
| Ryan Ivey | Governor’s Appointee, Director of Athletics, Louisiana Tech University |
| Heath Schroyer | Governor’s Appointee, Vice President/Director of Athletics, McNeese State University |
| J.T. Curtis | LHSAA Representative, John Curtis Christian School |
| Dr. Grady Smith | LHSAA Representative, Woodlawn High School |
| Dr. Chandler LeBoeuf | LCTCS |
| Rep. Tehmi Chaisson | Designee, House Speaker |
| Jolee Liles | Designee, Attorney General’s Office |
| Verge Ausberry | Executive Deputy Director of Athletics, LSU |
| Lucas Morgan | Director of Athletics, LSU Shreveport |
| Jonathan Terrell | Vice President/Director of Athletics, Nicholls State University |
| Dr. Bryan Maggard | Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Kiera Miracle-Tilford | Student Athlete, Southern University and A&M College (Softball) |
| Amaya Messier | Student Athlete, LSU (Beach Volleyball) |
| Chloe Magee | Student Athlete, Southeastern Louisiana University (Softball) |
| Phillippe Carter | Assistant Athletic Director of Internal Operations, Southern University and A&M College |
| Sheridan Cooper | Director for Compliance, Southern University at New Orleans |
| Brandon Shelvin | Chair Appointee, Southern Coast Sports |
| David Aubrey | Chair Appointee, AT&T Louisiana |
| Kennedy Jones | Chair Appointee, Interim Director, Office for Civil Rights and Title IX, Grambling State University |
| Collis Temple III | Designee, Commissioner of Higher Education |