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 (formerly known as CoSIDA) since 2015 and was named a Rising Star in 2025. He currently serves as the Chair of the CSC Career Services Committee and has a leadership role with the Black College Sports Communicators (BCSC), formerly known as the Black College Sports Information Directors Association (BCSIDA). Herrera also served on the Awards Committee of the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA) for four years (2022-2025).

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.