LSU to celebrate baseball championship with public party and fireworks

LSU baseball nabbed the national championship, and you better believe they're going to do it up in style.

What's happening: The university is hosting a free celebration Wednesday night at Alex Box Stadium, ending in a fireworks show.

• Gates open at 6:30pm, and festivities start at 7:30pm.
• Admission is free, and food and drinks will be for sale.
• The national championship trophy will be presented, and Coach Jay Johnson will talk (full schedule).

Separately, Audubon Zoo got a jump-start on the party.

• Sea lions Roux and Zoey were treated to animal-friendly versions of the famous Jell-O shots in Omaha (video).
• "The sea lions at Audubon Zoo are super excited about the LSU Tigers' big win in the College World Series," zoo officials said.
• LSU fans bought more than 68,000 shots during Rocco's annual Jell-O shot challenge, stealing the informal title from Ole Miss and setting a Guinness record.