Tiger Trails has transferred with CATS for more than eight years, allowing students to get free access to city-wide and on-campus transportation. But if students suffer from physical or mental disabilities, the price for transportation is much higher. 
 CATS on Demand is the para transit system for Capital Area Transit System also known as CATS. This bus line service comes to the homes of those with disabilities and drives them to their destinations. However, this luxury comes with a price. It costs LSU’s disabled users a fee of $1.75 for every trip. For two trips back and forth, students have to pay about $3.50 not including any possible taxes. For one LSU student who regularly uses the program, this amount can add up. Robert Davis says he spends close to $70 every month on transportation alone. 
” Seventy dollars is a light bill. That’s good money, but instead I’m paying for the bus company,” Davis said. 
These prices have been the same since LSU administrators refused to renew their contract with CATS. When these two entities severed ties, it was agreed that Tiger Trails would replace CATS as the official bus service for LSU. But in exchange, CATS would have access to Tiger Trails ridership numbers to continue receiving federal funding. CATS would repay LSU by giving college students free rides. However, the para transit line was not included in this deal. Para transit users would still have to pay, while their able-bodied counterparts road the other CATS buses for free. 
Member of the transportation board, Donna Collins-Lewis explained that CATS alone couldn’t afford to offer free rides to disabled college students because of low funding. Instead, Lewis suggested contacting a congressman or senator to orchestrate a change.