BATON ROUGE, La. — Diagnosed with cancer, LSU’s live tiger mascot, Mike VI, won’t take the field during home football games this season but will remain in his habitat instead. The university, in a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana State University’s tiger mascot has an estimated one to two months to live, now that a rare form of cancer has spread across its body, a school veterinarian said Wednesday ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana State University officially has a new live tiger mascot on its campus. The tiger arrived in Baton Rouge last week, coming from a rescue facility in Okeechobee, Florida.

FILE - Louisiana State University’s mascot, Mike the Tiger, is seen on the field before the NCAA college football game against Furman in Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 26, 2013.