That's as in Mike I, the first live tiger that served as LSU's mascot between 1936 and 1956. The Bengal cub originally was called Sheik at his birth in 1934. A fundraising campaign was organized ...

Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University's live ...

The taxidermy mounted pelt of LSU's first live mascot, Mike the Tiger, is the museum's most popular attraction. The deceased tiger's skull also is on display. Staff video by Robin Miller ...

Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support this week for restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University’s live ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) confirmed his support Tuesday for Louisiana State University (LSU) restarting its live tiger mascot entrance during home football games. “I think the opportunity ...

For years, the school's live mascot would ride through the stadium in a travel trailer “topped by the LSU cheerleaders” before home games, based on information about the mascot on the LSU ...

Jeff Landry had harsh words Tuesday for critics of his push to get LSU to revive its tradition of bringing its live tiger mascot to home football games. “Everybody that has some anxiety over thi ...

"How 'bout we honor Mike VI by bringing us a live tiger on the field ... Mike VI died in 2016, and Mike VII became LSU's mascot in 2017. Mike VII's predecessors had been taken to the sidelines ...

Louisiana Governor Supports Bringing Back Tradition of Having a Live Tiger at LSU Football Games BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the ...

(Doug Benc/Getty Images) Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has put forward a solution to address LSU’s reluctance to bring its live tiger mascot to football games: Get a second tiger.