The governor blamed "woke people" for ending the live tiger tradition at LSU games and spoke about the most recent exotic animal visit. "If the tiger has any fault, you can’t blame him unless he can stay for the whole game,

NOLA.com reported Monday that Landry’s office said no state money or money from LSU paid “for any aspect of the tiger.” “I had more people come up to me, and they remembered Mike the Tiger more than some of the great plays in Tiger Stadium ...

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.

Have a look at images of the tiger acquired by Gov. Jeff Landry to be inside Tiger Stadium for the LSU-Alabama game.

No. 15 LSU controversially unveiled a live caged tiger in its stadium for the first time in almost a decade before they were routed 42-13 by No. 11 Alabama in their SEC showdown.

LSU has done it, bringing a live tiger onto the field ahead of a key conference contest against Alabama. The tiger was wheeled around the sidelines ahead of kickoff on Saturday night, creating an intimidating scene for the visiting Crimson Tide just moments before kickoff in the massive showdown.

A live tiger will be making a return to Death Valley for the rivalry clash between LSU and Alabama in Baton Rouge on Saturday night, but it will not be Mike VII, according to LouisianaSports.net. Instead,

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.