BATON ROUGE --- With an in-state matchup between LSU and Southeastern Saturday, it brought many Louisianians together to celebrate the two teams with quite a few combined tailgates.
One special one was right by the parade grounds on LSU's campus. It was a sober tailgate hosted by LSU's recovery program with Southeastern's recovery program.
"Every Saturday during football season, for the games, we offer a sober tailgate so that people come and hang out and exist in a sober space without the expectation of drinking alcohol," LSU Student Recovery leadership team member Michael Jarvis said.
With both campuses within an hour of each other, it was easy for both schools' programs to be a part of a nice, relaxed tailgate.
"I had personal interest to start collegiate recovery on our campus beca