A.G. Monaco, who had served as associate vice president of LSU's human resources department, called the LSU Police Department an "asylum" in one of his emails and labeled an employee a "lying cheat" in another email.
He had been placed on paid leave in April before announcing his retirement that same month. "A.G. Monaco has done a lot of good work on behalf of LSU," LSU interim vice president of strategic communications Jason Droddy, said in a statement. "However, recent records requests caused LSU administrators to review Dr. Monaco's emails and their tone. Rather than have the emails become a distraction from the good work that university staff is performing, Dr. Monaco decided to retire effective July 1, 2018, and to go on leave until that date."