Keonte' Herrera

Keonte Herrera joined the LSU Communications staff in September 2021 and is the primary communications contact for volleyball and softball.

Prior to LSU, Herrera had a two-and-a-half-year stint at Texas State University, where he covered six championship runs, including three for the volleyball program (2019-21), two for track and field (2019), and one for men’s basketball (2020-21).

Herrera began his career in the NCAA Division II ranks with stops at Texas A&M University-Commerce (2015), Texas A&M University-Kingsville (2016-18), and St. Edward’s University (2018).

Herrera has been an active member of College Sports Communicators (formally known as CoSIDA) since 2015 and currently sits as the Vice Chair of the CSC Career Services Committee as well as a participant of the CSC U Committee. Herrera also has a leadership role with the Black College Sports Information Directors Association (BCSIDA) and is a member of the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA), serving on the Awards Committee.

The Louisiana native graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a B.S. in Kinesiology in 2014 and received his M.Ed. in coaching, sport, recreation, and fitness administration from Angelo State University in 2016.

Herrera is married to Priscilla [Velasquez] Herrera, a four-year softball letterman and C-USA MVP (2011) at East Carolina University. The couple and their children, Malakai and Ariella, reside in Baton Rouge.