The U.S. Department of Education announced it is launching a second investigation into LSU's reported mishandling of sexual misconduct cases.
The federal agency's Office for Civil Rights notified LSU of the Title IX compliance investigation in a letter dated March 31, which was first obtained by USA Today.
"There has been extensive media coverage of the university’s potential mishandling of complaints of sexual assault, including allegations that university officials ignored sexual assault allegations made against former athletes," the spokesperson said.
The department will be analyzing LSU's handling of student complaints of sexual assault and harassment from the 2018-2019 academic year to the present.