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Right in the middle of the Louisiana State University campus a tiger is prowling. Students can sleep safely, however, as this fearsome creature is the school's own mascot, Mike the Tiger. Following a tradition started in 1936 by Mike Chambers, for whom the tiger is named, Louisiana State is now housing its sixth tiger who they still trot out to bellow a fearsome roar at the school's football home games. Guests with concerns about animal welfare can see Mike in good confidence. The school has managed to keep all of its tigers alive nearly twice as long as wild tigers, meaning families and visitors can enjoy this strange attraction as much as the attraction itself.
Located on the eastern back of the Mississippi, the capital city of Baton Rouge is also the second largest city of the state. Known as the political hub of Louisiana, the city is a major industrial and technological center of Southern United States. The city's rich and diverse past can be witnessed through numerous historic monuments and landmark scattered all across the city. Old Louisiana State Capitol, Louisiana State University, Capitol Park Museum, Shaw Center of Arts and the Pentagon Barracks Museum are some of the popular attractions here.
