Chatter was swirling around Baton Rouge in 2005 about one of the most expensive homes ever built in the city.
Key features included a splashy pool, lush green space and an around-the-clock care team. Its resident? A 400-pound Bengal Indochinese tiger, known as Mike V.
And while luxury home prices have caught up to the approximately $3 million project, Mike the Tiger’s Habitat remains a world-class facility for LSU’s live mascot 20 years later.
Mike the Tiger has lived on LSU’s campus since 1937. The previous versions of Mike’s home met zoo standards for their time, according to Ginger Guttner, assistant director of communications at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, but they lacked ample space for the beloved Bengal to roam…