Report: Northwestern State head coach Brad Laird charged with DWI

Northwestern State University head football Coach Brad Laird was arrested Saturday night in Natchitoches and charged with driving while intoxicated.

The school has placed Laird on administrative leave without pay but he will keep his job, athletic director Greg Burke said.

“Brad Laird informed me on Feb.16 that he had been charged with a DWI the previous evening,” Burke said. “The university takes misconduct by any employee seriously and especially one with the level of responsibility of a head coach. The university immediately investigated and confirmed this incident. I met with Coach Laird on the morning of Feb.17 and informed him that he would be suspended for one week without pay.”