LSU TO BEGIN SHIPPING SEASON TICKETS ON FRIDAY

BATON ROUGE - LSU will begin shipping football tickets for the 2006 season starting on Friday, Aug. 11 with some ticket holders to receive their tickets as early as Monday, director of ticket operations Brian Broussard announced. Broussard said the shipment of the tickets will continue through Aug. 17. All season ticket holders should receive their tickets by Aug. 24. Those season ticket holders who have not received their tickets by Aug. 24 should contact the LSU ticket office at (225) 578-2184 or (800) 960-8587. Those season tickets holders who designated that their tickets be picked up at will call can do so starting on Aug. 16. In addition, those ticket holders with a post office box registered with LSU will have their tickets mailed through the U.S. Postal Service. LSU parking permits for the 2006 football season will be shipped separately from the season ticket packages. LSU opens its season on Sept. 2 when the Tigers host Louisiana-Lafayette at 7 p.m. in Tiger Stadium.