BATON ROUGE — LSU’s annual Tiger Tour, featuring head football coach Les Miles and new men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson, starts on Wednesday in Alexandria in the first of 12 stops for the event.
The first stop on the Tiger Tour takes place on May 7 at the Alexandria Riverfront Center in Alexandria.
Johnson, who joined took over as LSU’s men’s basketball coach three weeks ago, will take part in 11 of the 12 tour stops. The only stop that Johnson can’t attend is the one in Houston on June 16.
The annual LSU Tiger Tour 2008, which is presented by Capital One, CST and Eagle 98.1 FM, is a joint venture by the Tiger Athletic Foundation, the LSU Foundation and the LSU Alumni Association, all of which are collaborating to support the Forever LSU Campaign.
In addition to Miles and Johnson, the tour will also feature baseball coach Paul Mainieri, women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor, LSU Chancellor Dr. William Jenkins and General Ron Richard, who serves as CEO of the TAF.
Other features on this year’s tour include the Capital One Photo Area; the CST Trivia Challenge where fans can win prize packs courtesy of CST and TAF; and the popular TAF Silent Auction, which features memorabilia from past Tiger greats.
There will be LSU merchandise on sale at the events courtesy of the LSU Alumni Store as well, an area dedicated to the LSU Band in an effort to give fans an opportunity to learn more about their new band hall, and a special opportunity to see the BCS National Championship Trophy.
Event times and ticket prices vary for each tour stop. All times and prices are available at the LSU Tiger Tour website at www.lsutigertour.com, the Tiger Athletic Foundation website at www.lsutaf.org, and at the official website of LSU Athletics, www.LSUsports.net.
2008 LSU Tiger Tour Schedule
Date City Location
May 7 Alexandria Alexandria Riverfront Center
May 8 Lafayette Cajundome Convention Center
May 12 Shreveport Horseshoe Casino Riverdome
May 13 Monroe Monroe Civic Center
May 19 Baton Rouge Lod Cook Alumni Center
May 22 Covington Tchefuncta Country Club
June 3 Thibodaux Thibodaux Civic Center
June 5 Pensacola, FL New World Landing
June 10 Jackson, MS Country Club of Jackson
June 16 Houston, TX J.W. Marriott
July 17 Lake Charles Isle of Capri Casino
July 20 New Orleans New Orleans Hilton Riverside