University of louisiana lafayette mascot. Founded in 1898 as an industrial school the institution developed into a four year university during the twentieth. Cayenne is a spirit leader of the louisiana ragin cajunshe is an anthropomorphic cayenne pepper a staple spice of the acadiana region in which the school is located. For the first 60 years through three name changes the university had kept the nickname of the bulldogs.
These services include maintenance and transmission of student academic records upholding academic policies of the institution ensuring compliance with state. The university of louisiana at lafayette ul lafayette university of louisiana or ul is a public research university in lafayette louisianait has the largest enrollment within the nine campus university of louisiana system and has the second largest enrollment in louisiana. Mascots of the past.
This mascot was identified by an actual bulldog that would lead the team onto the field before most of the football games. Founded in 1901 as southwestern louisiana industrial institute slii the school is believed to have then been known as the bulldogs. You can find everything from a list of conference championships our teams have participated in to photos of the now retired cajun man mascot to records from the 1940 boxing season to a news item from the times picayune reporting on a 1902 football match where even then lafayette was ablaze with vermilion the institute color.
Things looked far different circa july 14 1898. The university states that louisiana ragin cajuns is the nickname of the schools athletic teams. Louisiana does not have an official mascot.
News cross country cross country. The first brick was laid in 1900 and then classes began in. Thats when it all began for the new southwestern louisiana industrial institute.
The bulldogs nickname persisted when the school was renamed southwestern louisiana institute sli in 1921. Mission the office of the university registrar at the university of louisiana at lafayette is a well trained team of professionals that provides quality timely and courteous service to students faculty staff alumni and the public. The university of louisiana at lafayette is a national research institution home to over 18000 students 100 programs and the louisiana ragin cajuns.
Values we strive to create a community of leaders and innovators in an environment that fosters a desire to advance. Ragin cajuns university of louisiana at lafayette athletics. The university of louisiana at lafayettes more than 19000 students attend a world renowned research institution spread across a 1500 acre campus of handsome red brick buildings and natural beauty.