Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry defended his controversial decision to bring a live tiger back on LSU’s sidelines for the first time since 2016, and jabbed the Tigers for their poor performance in a 42-13 loss on Saturday that essentially eliminated LSU from ...

LSU will have a live tiger on the sideline for the first time since 2015, but that decision has been controversial.

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, R-Ponchatoula, confirmed to the Illuminator that Gov.

The owner of a tiger slated to appear at the LSU-Alabama game has a history of having his big cats escape as the result of employee errors.

Louisiana governor Jeff Landry spoke out against anyone who has opposed LSU's decision to have a live tiger at its game against Alabama.

LSU had a special guest in attendance for its 42-13 loss to Alabama in Week 11. Louisiana governor Jeff Landry pushed for the inclusion of a live tiger during LSU's pregame festivities, and he got his wish when an ersatz Mike the Tiger took to the sidelines in a cage prior to kickoff.

The short version is that Landry called for a live tiger to attend the LSU-Alabama contest in an effort to revive an old school tradition. However, the tradition was nixed because

A live tiger returning to the sideline at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge for the first time since 2015 was not enough to spark a win for LSU as Alabama dominated it in a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game.

LSU having a live tiger on the field doesn't happen every week. It is rare in fact, but it is a tradition. Unfortunately, for the LSU football team, the live tiger had the best performance on Saturday according to Jeff Landry.