Gov. Jeff Landry addresses the Louisiana Legislature at the start of a November 2024 special session. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate, Pool)

Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Lake Charles businessman John Condos, who has donated hundreds of thousands to Landry and Republicans, to the LSU Board of Supervisors. 

Condos, who owns businesses in the healthcare law and medical marijuana fields, was previously a member of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors and has served as one of Landry’s appointees to the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District since 2024. 

“John is a proven leader with the experience and vision to help take LSU to the next level,” Landry said in a social media post. “Louisiana deserves the very best, and that’s exactly what we’re putting in place.”

Condos is a graduate of McNeese State University and was also previously a professor at the university. He replaces Glenn Armentor, a Lafayette attorney who resigned from the board this week after missing a year’s worth of meetings. Landry said Armentor resigned to focus on his law practice. Former Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed Armentor to the LSU board in 2016.

Armentor could not be reached for comment. 

Condos has donated over $150,000 to Landry and groups supporting him since he began running for governor and has donated over $687,000 to various candidates and political organizations since 2003, according to campaign finance records. Though he primarily supports Republican causes, he is also an occasional donor to Democrats, including New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno. 

As chairman of the UL System board’s athletics committee, Condos was a cheerleader for the hiring of former LSU basketball coach Will Wade at McNeese. Wade was fired from LSU in 2022 amid allegations of recruiting violations, though some Tiger fans want him to be rehired. 

Landry and current Board of Supervisors Chairman Lee Mallett have also advocated for Wade’s return. 

The LSU Board of Supervisors does not currently have a chairman of its athletics subcommittee after John Carmouche, the previous chairman, was selected as Mallett’s vice chairman in February. 

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