A live tiger, later nicknamed Mike, first arrived at LSU in 1936. What started as a group ... athletic director T.P. Heard, swimming pool manager and intramural swimming coach William G.

Starting in 1936, LSU used to usher live tiger mascots, all named Mike ... of eating chicken legs and playing in the tigers’ pool. “If the animal is comfortable and happy doing something ...

LSU ended its custom of bringing Mike, its live tiger mascot, onto the Tiger Stadium ... athletic director TP Heard, swimming pool manager and intramural swimming coach William “Hickey ...

An LSU student has been arrested after, prosecutors say, he made an online threat to kill Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who advocated for bringing a live tiger onto the field as part of a recent ...

BATON ROUGE — LSU and that it has a live tiger residing on campus has once again been thrust in the spotlight after news broke Thursday afternoon of a tiger being in attendance at LSU football's ...

Where this tiger attending the game is from and whether he will be taken care of by LSU, remains unclear at the moment. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said this year that he wished to see a live tiger ...

SO IT WASN’T MIKE THE TIGER ON THE FIELD AT TIGER STADIUM OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WAS ANOTHER BIG CAT NAMED OMAR BRADLEY AT THE LSU ALABAMA GAME. BUT MANY ARE NOW WONDERING WHO PAID FOR THAT TIGERS ...

swimming pool manager and intramural swimming coach William G. “Hickey” Higginbotham and LSU law student Ed Laborde decided to bring a real tiger to LSU, then known as the “Ole War Skule.” ...

BATON ROUGE — The tradition at LSU to have a live tiger in attendance at LSU football games had been a tradition dating back to the 1930s. For eight decades, Mike the Tiger has become one of the ...

BATON ROUGE — Mike the Tiger has been a part of LSU, the school's identity and the LSU football program for eight decades. An old tradition from 1936 until as recently as 2015, the live tiger ...