Rick Gallot stepped down as president of the University of Louisiana System on Friday, announcing his resignation effective December 1st, 2026, according to the system’s board of supervisors. The announcement came during an emergency board meeting and followed a news report published the previous day concerning his unpaid federal income tax obligations.
According to court records obtained by Nola.com, Gallot owed approximately $350,000 in federal income taxes stemming from 2019. In response to the publication, Gallot acknowledged the tax debt but attributed it to errors made by his former accountant. He stated that he has been disputing the amount claimed by the Internal Revenue Service and indicated that he initiated efforts to resolve the matter in early 2024. Gallot, who earned $600,000 annually in his position as system president, characterized his former accountant’s work as responsible for the tax discrepancy.
Gallot brought substantial experience to his role, having previously served as president of Grambling State University, where he was also an alumnus, for nearly eight years. Before his university leadership positions, he had held state legislative offices, representing his district in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2000 to 2012 and subsequently in the Senate from 2012 to 2016 as a member of the Democratic Party.
Following Gallot’s departure, the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors named Cade Brumley as his successor. Brumley has held the position of Louisiana superintendent of education since 2020 and will assume the system presidency.
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