BATON ROUGE — University of Louisiana System President Rick Gallot has resigned, the Board of Supervisors said during a Friday meeting.

The Board of Supervisors scheduled the special meeting for "consideration of personnel actions for the UL System." They opened the meeting by saying Gallot had submitted a letter of resignation that would go into effect on Dec. 1.

The board approved the resignation and immediately went into executive session.

Board Chairman Mark Romero said that Gallot "will continue in his role in supporting the system transition efforts related to needs until his return to faculty assignment."

Gallot had been appointed to the position in October 2023 after serving as Grambling's president. WBRZ reported Thursday that Gallot owed $350,000 in federal income taxes.

Following the resignation, the board went into executive session. WBRZ observed State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley enter the executive session with the rest of the board.