Ed Orgeron goes wild at New Orleans wedding for former LSU staffer

Former LSU coach Ed Orgeron has never met a party he hasn’t been ready for. Nor has there been a stage on which he’s unwilling to take his shirt off.

The two collided in perfect harmony this weekend while Orgeron was reportedly celebrating the wedding of a former Tigers staffer in New Orleans. And the video that emerged?

Priceless. Truly.

You have to see it for yourself, but it’s everything you would imagine. Ed Orgeron gives a shout-out to the crowd and then praises his old Tigers. Then, after a cut in the video, he’s seen taking his shirt off and dancing on the main floor. Check it out below.

Former #LSU head coach Ed Orgeron was back in Louisiana last night to celebrate a former Tigers staffer’s wedding in New Orleans.

Safe to say Coach O enjoyed himself back in the Bayou State on Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/E4NpuqgyWg

— Zack Nagy (@znagy20) June 29, 2025

Ed Orgeron owes ex-wife $8 million of LSU buyout

While it was a fun weekend for Orgeron in New Orleans, some recent news might sour the mood just a touch. The former LSU head man must pay ex-wife Kelly Orgeron half of his buyout, approximately $8.13 million, from his 2021 firing following a Friday ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate.

The highest court in Orgeron’s homestate of Louisiana cited contract language in the 2020 extension he signed on Jan. 14, 2020, when he and his ex-wife were still married. Orgeron filed for divorce 43 days after signing the deal, according to The Advocate. The extension included a hefty buyout language that ultimately awarded him $17 million upon his firing in 2021.

“The coach, and his wife, were given the comfort, the assurance, the confidence, and the peace of mind, that even if his coaching was terribly unsuccessful, or even if for other reasons that could not be labeled as ‘for cause,’ the school felt the need to part ways, he would not do so empty handed,” Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jefferson Hughes wrote on behalf of the majority in a 5-2 ruling, per The Advocate.

“This comfort and peace of mind inured to the benefit of both husband and wife in the college football coaching business,” Hughes’ statement continued. “Because this security blanket was provided for in the Employment Agreement, effective during the community, it was community property as would be any other community asset.”

On3’s Alex Byington also contributed to this report.