TIGER TV ONLINE REPORTER

While the University’s Althletic Department discourages all ticket scalping, it’s especially cracking down on student ticket scalping because it’s against Louisiana state law.

Consequences for students selling their tickets on Facebook or other websites can result in losing access to attend athletic events for the student’s remaining school career. Blatant violations lead to involvement from the University police and Dean of Students.

While the Athletic Department has no staff to pursue online student ticket scalpers, it still tries to enforce the policy.

“We are doing what we can with the resources we have,” Brian Broussard, Assistant Athletic Director of ticket operations, said.

Both students and the public try to scalp student tickets and those who are caught get caught online before game day. Student ticket scalping is rarely caught on campus the day of an event.

However, student tickets can be openly traded between students as long as each student uses his own identification to enter the event. This year representatives from the Dean of Students office, the Tiger Card office and the ticket office will be at the gates looking for people whom are not students trying to get in using another student’s ID card or one that is invalid.

“If we can identify a discrepancy they can get turned in,” Broussard said. “That’s more of a point of emphasis for this year.”

Students, however, don’t seem to mind student ticket scalping.

“It’s a free market, if you bought them why not sell them,” English senior Jessica Walker said. “Not everyone can get tickets.”

“It’s not wrong,” Alex Durand, a sports administration freshman, said. “If people want to pay, let them.”

The Athletic Department says it is controlling ticket scalping for the fans.

“We try to let our fans have tickets at the price we set,” Broussard said. “We want to let as many tiger fans in the game as possible.”