By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR BATON ROUGE — The most revealing thing about Tuesday’s 9-3 committee vote on HB 608 was not that lawmakers advanced a secrecy bill. It was how many of them talked […]
TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES BATON ROUGE — A bill requiring state registration for NIL agents representing Louisiana athletes cleared the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday, gaining support from key legal and athletic stakeholders. SB389 , Senator Patrick […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR Louisiana HB 608 is not a privacy bill. It is not a fairness bill. It is not a narrowly tailored answer to a changing college-sports economy. It is a secrecy […]
By TODD HORNE, VICE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE EDITOR Trump’s college-sports executive order, Charlie Baker’s response, and Louisiana’s HB 608 all expose the same truth: major college athletics now operates like a professional business while public […]
By JIM ENGSTER, PRESIDENT It was the nonagenarian crooner Willie Nelson who said, “Ninety-nine percent of the world’s lovers are not with their first choice. That’s what makes the jukebox play.” The quote from […]
By TODD HORNE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR LSU’s annual women’s basketball deficit—roughly $8 million—has drawn scrutiny ever since head coach Kim Mulkey inked a $3.35 million salary following the Tigers’ 2023 national championship. But athletic director Verge […]
In hour one, Tiger Rag Radio speaks with ESPN bracketologist Charlie Crème about the NCAA women’s basketball tournament field of 64 and takes a closer look at LSU’s draw. The crew also visits with Brett […]
By TODD HORNE, Executive Editor On a Saturday night in Death Valley, 102,000 souls roar as one. Smoke curls from tailgate grills, golden helmets flash under floodlights, and a grandfather lifts his grandson onto shoulders […]
Tiger Rag Radio hosts Todd Horne, Jeff Palermo, Glenn Guilbeau and producer Andre Champagne discuss LSU’s hefty transfer portal haul. To begin the show, the crew speaks with LSU junior outfielder Jake Brown about the […]
New laws on name, image and likeness recommended in Louisiana by Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator December 8, 2025 A Louisiana Legislature task force on name, image and likeness deals for student-athletes is suggesting the state […]
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