The man who raised Mike VI, the LSU mascot who died yesterday from cancer, says he will never forget the lovable tiger cub. Steve Cotner was a volunteer at the Greater Cats of Indiana when Roscoe was adopted by LSU…:
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It’s reported that Mike’s rare cancer diagnosis is the first ever of its kind in a tiger. He was 11 years old.

Meanwhile the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said they hope that Mike VI’s is LSU’s last live mascot. Just hours after the tiger died, PETA said Mike VI’s legacy should be honored by making him the final animal LSU locks in captivity and parades around an unruly stadium.

LSU student government is holding a memorial for Mike today in front of his habitat on camps.

Today a Baton Rouge court will hear the suit filed by US Senate candidate Troy Hebert against the Council for a Better Louisiana and LBP for excluding most candidates from next week’s debate. Political consultant and former-Secretary of State, Jim Brown, says it’s not fair to the voters to not include all of their options in a forum…:
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Brown told the Jim Engster Show that this debate could have a huge impact on the outcome of the election.

Law enforcement in the bayou and river parishes now have a new weapon to help battle drunk driving – the BAT Mobile. Troop C Commander Frank Besson says local law enforcement agencies will share the mobile Breath Alcohol Testing unit, which is essentially a large van equipped with breath alcohol testing equipment….:
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The unit will be used in Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and Terrebonne parishes.