November 2, 2007

Black Coach Wins $2-Million in Discrimination Suit

By BRAD WOLVERTON

A state-court jury in Louisiana awarded $2-million last month to a former head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette who said he had been fired because of his race.

Jerry L. Baldwin, one of a handful of black coaches in big-time programs, was dismissed in 2001 after his teams compiled a 6-27 win-loss record during his three seasons on the job. University lawyers said the coach's poor record and low attendance at the team's games had led to his dismissal. In a

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