"It sure is an eye-catcher," he told them. Mardi Gras Mike, an homage to LSU's mascot, is a creation of Kern Studios. Fitz Kern, CEO of the company that produces the majority of the floats at ...

About Mike VII, LSU’s Live Tiger Mascot Mike VII is the only live tiger mascot in the U.S. He lives on the Baton Rouge campus in a habitat that includes a 14,000 square foot yard with two pools ...

Mardi Gras Mike meets the height requirements, 13 feet and five inches, to be street legal on highways. The goal is to take the tiger float wherever LSU goes.