BATON ROUGE — LSU named its 2026 homecoming king and queen Saturday at halftime of the Tigers' game against Mississippi State.

Homecoming king Jaylen Pruiett is a Shreveport native in his senior year, majoring in psychology on the pre-med track. According to an interview with the Reveille, Pruiett currently serves as vice president of Collegiate 100 and secretary of the Black Student Union. 

Homecoming queen Tyhlar Holliway, also a Shreveport native, is a senior double majoring in English and political science. Holliway is a first-generation college student, president of the Food Recovery Network and vice president of Injustice Reform, according to the Reveille. 

Holliway and Pruiett each beat out five other candidates for the student body's vote.