Louisiana lawmakers say LHSAA admitted to not following rules [Video]

Questions are surfacing over the high school athletic association that oversees almost 400 high schools and about 70,000 high school athletes in Louisiana.Now, some lawmakers are demanding more transparency.It comes after local schools — like George Washington Carver, Warren Easton, and Eleanor McMain — were forced to cancel seasons.From the bright lights of Friday night football games to baseball, basketball, volleyball and soccer — prep sports dominate Louisiana’s landscape.But now, there is talk at the Capitol of change at the top.”I think we have to put more balance into the regulation of high school sports in Louisiana,” said State Rep. Jason Hughes.Hughes, a ranking House Democrat from New Orleans East, is taking aim at the LHSAA.That’s the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.A private group that oversees prep sports in the state.”I think the legislature needs to look at how high school athletics, especially in Louisiana, are regulated. The high school …