Orgeron fights back against Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that he owes ex-wife $8 million

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Former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron has asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to rehear and reverse their decision in his divorce case, arguing that the high court went against long-established precedent in their recent ruling saying Orgeron owes $8 million from his LSU buyout to his ex-wife, Kelly Orgeron.

Ed Orgeron's attorneys submitted the application for rehearing Friday to the Louisiana Supreme Court — with 20 new law firms signed on to represent the former LSU coach "in a unified effort to correct this error and to preserve the integrity of the law and this Court," they wrote. The filings say the Supreme Court's recent ruling in his case bulldozes more than 50 years of court precedent and centuries of community property principles.

"Unless reversed, the decision will generate absurd and unjust consequences with wide-ranging implications far beyond this case," wrote Ed Orgeron's attorneys, led by Randy Smith in New Orleans.

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Ed Orgeron's attorneys described it as a "morally jarring result."

The former LSU coach's attorneys emphasized that his ex-wife has already received a share of $13 million from his compensation, half the $1.775 million he earned after the national championship win and assets worth additional millions in property, retirement accounts and more.

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