Jeff Landry, the practice of parading a live tiger in front of football fans is set to resume for the LSU vs. Alabama game, though not with LSU's current living mascot, Mike VII, who resides in a ...

BATON ROUGE, LA - OCTOBER 06: LSU mascot Mike VI, a Bengal/Siberian mixed tiger, is displayed on the field before the Florida Gators take on the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on October 6 ...

Starting in 1936, LSU used to usher live tiger mascots, all named Mike, onto the field for football games. Outside game days, the animals lived in an on-campus habitat. The tradition ended after ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A recent study found that Mike the Tiger is the most memorable college mascot in the country. OLBG, a sports betting website, ranked college mascots based on how ...

Currently, at least one live tiger mascot, Mike VII, lives on campus in a 15,000-square-foot enclosure. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, however, has called for the return of the practice, with many at ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University’s live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University's live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – A live tiger will attend the LSU-Alabama football game Saturday in Baton Rouge but it won’t be its resident mascot, Mike VII. State Sen. Bill Wheat ...