LSU Alumni Spotlight
Four Generations of LSU Tigers
The Hamilton family has four generations of LSU Tigers, with incoming freshman Jane Hamilton headed to Baton Rouge this fall.
Karen became a true Tiger when she completed her first campaign in a marketing & advertising class at LSU. After a career in public relations and real estate, she’s come full circle back to Baton Rouge as an owner of Tiger’s Trail RV Resort, Baton Rouge’s only luxury RV Resort.
Classes during her senior year gave Karen Solomon, 1984 BACH MCOM, opportunities to shine. She and her teammates made a campaign for a high-end product, figuring out demographics and planning print, radio, and TV advertising.
After graduating, Karen moved to New York. She worked in sales at the Ritz Carlton, then Ralph Lauren, while networking and enjoying city life, before moving back to Louisiana.
Switching gears, Karen met her husband George, owned a chain of movie theaters along the Gulf Coast. Karen also has had a successful career of developing and co-owning properties with her twin brother. She later became a mom to her daughter Katherine, who caught her parents’ travel bug.
“While traveling, we enjoy experiencing the museums, history, food, and music of the local culture,” says Karen. Karen has been active in non-profit fundraising in New Orleans. She has also served on several boards and is on the Jazz & Heritage Foundation Board.
Presently, she is a co-owner of Tiger's Trail RV Resort, located adjacent to the L'Auberge Casino Hotel. Guests enjoy resort-style amenities including a lazy river, an outdoor swimming pool, pickleball courts, a camp store, food deliveries from the L'Auberge Casino Hotel, and golf cart rentals to the casino.
Link to Tiger's Trail RV Resort