BATON ROUGE, LA – LSU’s updated tailgating rules are reportedly sending local law enforcement back to the classroom, with officers now expected to complete mandatory Boosie lyric certification before football season.
The training comes after LSU warned that law enforcement could respond to complaints involving explicit amplified music at campus tailgates.
“We can’t have officers arriving unprepared,” said one university official. “They need to determine whether they heard an actual violation or simply the opening 12 seconds of a Boosie classic.”
The certification reportedly includes lyric identification, contextual profanity, recognizing heavily edited radio versions and determining when a tailgate has crossed from “family-friendly” into “2007 Plank Road.”
Veteran officers with extensive field experience may be exempt from taking the course, while younger recruits must demonstrate proficiency across multiple eras of Boosie, including “Wipe Me Down,” “Set It Off,” and “Louisiana,” with additional credit awarded for identifying a violation before the first verse.
Officials emphasized that enforcement will focus on excessive or inappropriate music.
University officials said “Neck” has been granted a permanent exemption after administrators determined enforcing its lyrics would require arresting the entire student section.
