Fresh off national titles, LSU raises ticket prices for all gymnastics tickets, some baseball seats [Video]

BATON ROUGE — Fresh off the school’s first national championship in gymnastics, LSU’s leaders on Friday raised season ticket prices twice over the next three seasons, and do away with special pricing for most youths.

“On the youth pricing, it’s my understanding that that has become the subject of widespread abuse and misuse,” Supervisor James Williams said during a meeting of the board’s Athletic Committee. “We unfortunately have people who are misusing that and not giving others the opportunity to support our program, so I think that’s a good change.”

The financial plan approved by the Board of Supervisors also raises the mandatory donation to the school’s athletic foundation for most season-ticket holders. 

LSU last weekend defeated California, Utah and Florida to win its first title.

The ticket price increase will generate about a quarter-million dollars for the athletic department. (A season ticket price increase for baseball was approved Friday, …