Former longtime UL Lafayette President Dr. Ray P. Authement dies at 91

LAFAYETTE - The longest-serving public university president in the United States died Sunday, April 5.Dr. Ray P. Authement, 91, was the president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for 34 years. He became the president in 1974 and retired in 2008.Dr. Joseph Savoie, current UL Lafayette president, "praised his predecessor’s 'visionary leadership'” with the following statement:  “Through dedication, determination and selflessness, he change