I-TEAM: Southern suspends professor, moves to terminate her

Southern University law professor Kelly Carmena was suspended Friday over social media comments after Charlie Kirk’s death, the WAFB I-Team confirmed.

By Chris Nakamoto and Kevin Foster
Published: Sep. 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM CDT | Updated: Sep. 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM CDT

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Southern University law professor Kelly Carmena was suspended Friday over comments she reportedly made on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, the WAFB I-Team confirmed.

The university states that it is now proceeding to terminate her employment as an investigation into her conduct commences.

In a post shared with WAFB, Carmena allegedly said, “I will 1000% wish death on people like him. He is the epitome of evil, and I have no compassion, not even a minute ounce of it for people like him who go around spewing hate the way he does.”

Southern University Board Chairman Tony Clayton confirmed the investigation.

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