BATON ROUGE — LSU’s annual Tiger Tour, featuring head football coach Les Miles and other members of his coaching staff, will make nine stops this year, starting with Shreveport/Bossier City on April 23.
The nine tour stops have been condensed into the months of April and May with the last event coming on May 22 in Baton Rouge.
Miles is scheduled to speak at six of the nine sites, which includes Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria, Lafayette, Houston and Thibodaux. Defensive coordinator John Chavis and running backs coach Frank Wilson will speak in New Orleans; quarterbacks coach Steve Kragthorpe and Wilson will speak in Biloxi; and offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa and Wilson will speak at the Baton Rouge stop.
The annual LSU Tiger Tour 2012 is presented by Capital One Bank, CST, 104.5 FM ESPN Baton Rouge, and the LSU National L Club. It’s a joint fundraising venture by the Tiger Athletic Foundation, the LSU Foundation and the LSU Alumni Association. .
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.
For more information on this year’s Tiger Tour please visit www.lsutigertour.com, the Tiger Athletic Foundation website at www.lsutaf.org, and at the official website of LSU Athletics, www.LSUsports.net.
2012 LSU Tiger Tour Schedule
Date, City, Location
April 23, Shreveport/Bossier Horseshoe Casino Riverdome
April 24, Monroe, Monroe Civic Center
April 30, Alexandria, Riverfront Convention Center
May 1, Lafayette, River Oaks Catering and Event Center
May 2, Houston, Texas, J.W. Marriott
May 8, New Orleans, Hilton Riverside
May 15, Thibodaux, Warren J. Harang Municipal Auditorium,
May 17, Biloxi, Miss., Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
May 22, Baton Rouge, Lod Cook Alumni Center