BATON ROUGE — Flags across the state were lowered to half-staff on Saturday in honor of former LSU basketball coach Dale Brown following an executive order by Gov. Jeff Landry.

Brown died at the age of 90 on Oct. 23. He coached the Tigers' men's basketball team from 1972 to 1997, coaching Shaquille O'Neal and leading the Tigers to two NCAA Final Four appearances in 1981 and 1986.

A celebration of life for Brown will be held on Nov. 11 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center at 6 p.m. The celebration will be preceded by a funeral mass at St. George Catholic Church at 10 a.m.