Tiger Stadium has a new voice.

LSU has chosen State Rep. Dixon McMakin of Baton Rouge as the new public address announcer for games in Tiger Stadium, The Advocate has learned.

McMakin replaces Dan Borne, who did not call games during the 2024 season because of health issues but officially stepped down earlier this year. LSU’s home opener is at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 against Louisiana Tech.

Long-time LSU PA announcers Bill Franques and Mike Smith were also finalists to be Borne’s permanent replacement among over 40 applications. Franques works LSU baseball games and filled in for Borne this past football season, while Smith calls LSU gymnastics meets and for several years has done PA at the SEC Championships.

McMakin will be just the fourth person to handle the PA duties in Tiger Stadium sin

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