List of sports teams in Louisiana

This is a list of sports teams in Louisiana.

Professional teams

Current Teams

Amateur/Semi-Pro sports teams

American football

Women's Football Alliance

• Louisiana Bayou Storm Surge
• New Orleans Hurricanes

North Louisiana Football Alliance

• Bossier City Bombers
• Bossier City Roughnecks
• Homer Lumberjacks
• Minden Cyclones
• Ruston Rattlers

Australian football

United States Australian Football League

• Baton Rouge Tigers

Baseball

Texas Collegiate League

• Acadiana Cane Cutters

Basketball

American Basketball Association

• Alexandria Armor
• Louisiana Kingdom Riders
• Twin City Jazz

Hockey

Federal Prospects Hockey League

• Baton Rouge Zydeco
• Monroe Moccasins (FPHL)

North American Hockey League

• Shreveport Mudbugs

Roller Derby

Women's Flat Track Derby Association

• Acadiana Rollergirls (Lafayette)
• Big Easy Rollergirls (New Orleans)
• Cajun Rollergirls (Houma)
• Red Stick Roller Derby (Baton Rouge)

Men's Roller Derby Association

• New Orleans Brass Roller Derby (New Orleans)

Independent

• Cenla Derby Dames (Alexandria)
• Lethal Ladies/NSRD (Mandeville/Madisonville)
• Pearl River Roller Derby (Slidell)
• Twin City Knockers (Shreveport/Bossier)

Rugby

Deep South Rugby Football Union

• Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club
• New Orleans Rugby Football Club

Texas Geographical Union

• Shreveport Rugby Football Club

Soccer

National Premier Soccer League

• New Orleans Jesters

Gulf Coast Premier League

• Alexandria PBFC (Alexandria)
• Baton Rouge Capitals
• CABOSA Shreveport United S.C.
• Cajun Rush (Lafayette)
• Crescent City FC (New Orleans)
• Louisiana Krewe (Lafayette)
• Northshore United FC (Covington)

College teams

NCAA

Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

• Bulldogs and Lady Techsters – Louisiana Tech University – Conference USA
• Green Wave – Tulane University – American Athletic Conference
• Ragin' Cajuns – University of Louisiana at Lafayette – Sun Belt Conference
• Tigers and Lady Tigers – Louisiana State University – Southeastern Conference
• Warhawks – University of Louisiana at Monroe – Sun Belt Conference

Division I Football Championship Subdivision

• Colonels – Nicholls State University – Southland Conference
• Cowboys and Cowgirls – McNeese State University – Southland Conference
• Demons and Lady Demons – Northwestern State University – Southland Conference
• Jaguars and Lady Jaguars – Southern University – Southwestern Athletic Conference
• Lions and Lady Lions – Southeastern Louisiana University – Southland Conference
• Privateers – University of New Orleans – Southland Conference
• Tigers – Grambling State University – Southwestern Athletic Conference

Division III

• Gentlemen and Ladies – Centenary College of Louisiana – Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

NAIA

• Wildcats and Lady Wildcats – Louisiana Christian University
• Bleu Devils and Lady Bleu Devils – Dillard University
• Generals – Louisiana State University of Alexandria
• Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets – Xavier University of Louisiana
• Knights and Lady Knights – Southern University at New Orleans
• Pilots – Louisiana State University Shreveport
• Wolf Pack – Loyola University New Orleans

NJCAA

• Bears – Baton Rouge Community College
• Bengals – Louisiana State University at Eunice
• Cavaliers – Bossier Parish Community College
• Dolphins – Delgado Community College
• Jaguars – Southern University at Shreveport
• Pelicans – Nunez Community College

Defunct professional and amateur/semi-pro teams

Defunct American football teams

• Acadiana Zydeco (2010–2019) – WFA
• Baton Rouge Blaze (2001) – af2
• Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings – (2001–2009) – af2, (2010) – AFL
• Cenla Twin City/Louisiana Patriots - (2008-2010) - TLSWFA
• Hammond Heroes (2006) – NIFL
• Houma Bayou Bucks (2002–2005) – NIFL
• Houma Conquerors (2009) – SIFL
• Lafayette Roughnecks (2001) – af2
• Lafayette Wildcatters (2009–2010) – SIFL
• Lake Charles Land Sharks (2002–2004) – NIFL
• Louisiana Bayou Beast – (1998) – PIFL (1999) – IPFL, (2001) – NIFL
• Louisiana Fuel – (2008–2010) – IWFL
• Louisiana Jazz – (2002–2003) – NWFA, (2004–2014) – WFA
• Louisiana Rangers – (2000) – IPFL, (2001–2002) – NIFL
• Louisiana Swashbucklers – (2005) – NIFL, (2006–2008) – Intense, (2009–2011) – SIFL, (2012–2013) – PIFL
• New Orleans Breakers (1984) – USFL
• New Orleans Breakers (2022) – USFL
• New Orleans Jazz F.C. (2011) – Stars
• New Orleans Krewe (2016) - U.S. Women's Football League
• New Orleans Night (1991–1992) – AFL
• New Orleans Thunder (1999) – Regional
• New Orleans VooDoo (2004–2008), (2010–2015) – AFL
• Shreveport Aftershock – (2007–2009) – IWFL
• Shreveport-Bossier Bombers (2000) – IPFL
• Shreveport Knights (1999) – RFL
• Shreveport Pirates (1994–95) – CFL
• Shreveport Shockhers (2006) – NWFA
• Shreveport Steamer (1974–1975) – WFL
• Shreveport Steamers (1979–1981) – AFA
• Twin City Gators (2006) – NIFL

Defunct baseball teams

• Abbeville A's (1935–1939) – Evangeline League
• Abbeville Athletics (1946–1952) – Evangeline League
• Abbeville Sluggers (1920) – Louisiana State League
• Acadiana Cane Cutters (Lafayette) (2011–Current) – Texas Collegiate League
• Alexandria Aces (1934–1942, 1946–1957) – Evangeline League (1972–1975) – Texas League (1994–2001) – Texas–Louisiana League, (2001–2003) – Central League, (2006–2008) – United League, (2009) – Continental League, (2010–2012) – Texas Collegiate League, (2013) – United League
• Alexandria Black Aces – Negro league baseball
• Alexandria Hoo Hoos (1909) – Arkansas State League
• Alexandria Lincoln Giants – Negro league baseball
• Alexandria Reds (1925–1930) – Cotton States League
• Alexandria Tigers (1920) – Louisiana State League
• Alexandria White Sox (1907–1908) – Gulf Coast League
• Arlington/Blue Stockings Base Ball Club (Shreveport) (1872)
• Baton Rouge Black Sox – Negro league baseball
• Baton Rouge Blue Marlins (2001) – All-American Association
• Baton Rouge Cajuns (1902, 1905–1906) – Cotton States League
• Baton Rouge Cougars (1976) – Gulf States League
• Baton Rouge Essos (1929) – Cotton States League
• Baton Rouge Hardwood Sports – Negro league baseball
• Baton Rouge Highlanders (1930) – Cotton States League
• Baton Rouge Rebels (1956–57) – Evangeline League
• Baton Rouge Red Sticks (1903–1904) – Cotton States League (1934) East Dixie League (1946–55) – Evangeline League
• Baton Rouge Riverbats (2002–2003) – Southeastern League
• Baton Rouge Senators (1932) – Cotton States League
• Baton Rouge Solons (1933) – Dixie League
• Baton Rouge Standards (1931) – Cotton States League
• Baton Rouge Stars – Negro league baseball
• Bayou Bullfrogs (Lafayette) (1998–1999) – Texas–Louisiana League
• Beauregard Base Ball Club (Ponchatoula) (1870)
• Capitol/Red Stick Base Ball Club (Baton Rouge) (1867)
• Comet Base Ball Club (New Orleans) (1860)
• Crowley Millers (1950) – Gulf Coast League (1951–1957) – Evangeline League
• Crowley Rice Birds (1908) – Gulf Coast League
• Delta Base Ball Club (Delta) (1877)
• DeQuincy Railroaders (1932) – Cotton States League
• Detroit–New Orleans Stars (1960–1961) – Negro league baseball
• Donaldsonville Grays – Semi-pro baseball
• Favorite Base Ball Club (Lafayette) (1893)
• Ferriday Stars – Negro league baseball
• Gretna Lookouts – Negro league baseball
• Hammond Berries (1946–51) – Evangeline League
• Hammond Cubs – Negro league baseball
• Hammond Hard Hitters – Negro league baseball
• Hancock Base Ball Club (New Orleans) (1869)
• Hop Bitters Base Ball Club (New Orleans) (1880)
• Hope Base Ball Club (New Orleans) (1868)
• Houma Buccaneers/Natchez Pilgrims (1940) – Evangeline League
• Houma Delta Cubs – Negro league baseball
• Houma Hawks (2003) – Southeastern League
• Houma Indians (1946–1952) – Evangeline League
• Invincibles Base Ball Club (Royville) (1893)
• Jeanerette Blues (1934–1939) – Evangeline League
• Lafayette Browns (1908) – Gulf Coast League
• Lafayette Bullfrogs (2000) – Texas–Louisiana League
• Lafayette Bulls (1948–53) – Evangeline League
• Lafayette Drillers (1975–1976) – Texas League
• Lafayette Hubs (1920) – Louisiana State League
• Lafayette Oilers (1954–57) – Evangeline League
• Lafayette White Sox (1934–42) – Evangeline League
• Lake Charles Creoles (1906) – South Texas League (1907–1908) – Gulf Coast League
• Lake Charles Explorers (1934) – Evangeline League
• Lake Charles Giants (1956–57) – Evangeline League
• Lake Charles Lakers (1950) – Gulf Coast League (1951–55) – Evangeline League
• Lake Charles Lincoln Giants – Negro league baseball
• Lake Charles Newporters (1929–1930) – Cotton States League
• Lake Charles Skippers (1935–1942) – Evangeline League
• Leesville Angels (1950) – Gulf Coast League
• Lone Star Base Ball Club (Pineville) (1871)
• Lone Star Base Ball Club (New Orleans) (1859, 1869)
• Louisiana Travellers
• Mandeville Base Ball Club (Mandeville) (1869)
• Melpomene White Sox – Negro league baseball
• Meraux Tigers – Negro league baseball
• Metairie Pelicans – Negro league baseball
• Monroe Drillers (1924–1930) – Cotton States League
• Monroe Hill Citys (1903–1904) – Cotton States League
• Monroe Monarchs (1931–1932) – Negro Southern League
• Monroe Municipals (1907) – Gulf Coast League (1908) – Cotton States League
• Monroe Pearl Diggers (1909) – Arkansas State League
• Monroe Southern Giants (1923) – Texas Colored League
• Monroe Sports (1950–1955) – Cotton States League (1956) – Evangeline League
• Monroe Twins (1931–1932, 1937) – Cotton States League
• Monroe White Sox (1938–1941) – Cotton States League

• Morgan City Bears – Negro league baseball
• Morgan City Black Sox – Negro league baseball
• Morgan City Oyster Shuckers (1908) – Gulf Coast League
• Morehouse Bluffers Base Ball Club (Bastrop) (1879)
• Natchitoches Base Ball Club (Natchitoches) (1874)
• New Iberia Cardinals (1934–1942, 1946–1947, 1949, 1953) – Evangeline League
• New Iberia Indians (1956) – Evangeline League
• New Iberia Pelicans (1948, 1951–1952, 1954–1955) – Evangeline League
• New Iberia Rebels (1950) – Evangeline League
• New Iberia Sugar Boys (1920) – Louisiana State League
• New Orleans Acid Iron Earth (f. 1886) – Gulf League
• New Orleans Ads (1920–21, 1935–36) – Negro Southern League
• New Orleans Algiers Giants (1926) – Independent Negro leagues
• New Orleans Baseball Club (f. 1886) – Gulf League
• New Orleans Black Eagles
• New Orleans Black Pelicans (1907–08, 1938) – Independent Negro league, (1920, 1926, 1945) – Negro Southern League, (1931) – Texas–Louisiana League (Negro league) (1951, 1954) – Negro American League
• New Orleans Black Rappers (f. 1907) – Independent Negro leagues
• New Orleans Blue Rappers (f. 1907) – Independent Negro leagues
• New Orleans Cohens – Negro league baseball
• New Orleans Creoles (1947–48, 1950–51) – Negro Southern League, (1949) – Negro Texas League,
• New Orleans Crescents – Negro league baseball
• New Orleans Crescents/Unions (f. 1886) – Southern League of Colored Base Ballists
• New Orleans Crescent Stars (1921, 1932–33, 1935–37) – Independent Negro leagues (1922, 1934) – Negro Southern League (1923) – Texas Colored League
• New Orleans Dumonts – Negro league baseball
• New Orleans Eagles (1915–16) – Negro league baseball
• New Orleans Eclipse (f. 1907) – Independent Negro leagues
• New Orleans Expos (f. 1886) – Independent
• New Orleans Little Pels (1912) – Cotton States League
• New Orleans Pelicans (1887, 1889, 1898–1899) – Southern League (1888) – Texas-Southern League (1890, 1892–1896, 1901–1959) – Southern Association (1977) – American Association
• New Orleans Pinchbacks – Negro league baseball
• New Orleans Stars (1924) – Independent Negro leagues
• New Orleans Zephyrs/Baby Cakes (1993–1997) – American Association (1998–2019) – Pacific Coast League
• Oakdale Lumberjacks (1920) – Louisiana State League
• Opelousas Indians (1907) – Gulf Coast League (1934–41) – Evangeline League
• Opelousas Orphans (1932) – Cotton States League
• Ouachita Base Ball Club (Monroe) (1873)
• Pelican Base Ball Club (New Orleans) (1865–1867), (1868–1874) – Louisiana Base Ball Association (1875–1879), (1880–1884) – Crescent City League
• Plaquemine Tigers – Negro league baseball
• Rapides Base Ball Club (Alexandria) (1871)
• Rayne Red Sox (1934) – Evangeline League
• Rayne Rice Birds (1920) – Louisiana State League (1935–1941) – Evangeline League
• Reveille/Jackson Base Ball Club (Greenville) (1867)
• Robert E. Lee Base Ball Club (New Orleans) (f. 1864, 1869, 1886) – Gulf League
• St. Francisville Base Ball Club (St. Francisville) (1878)
• St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1940–1941) – Negro American League
• Scotlandville White Sox – Negro league baseball
• Secret 9 Base Ball Team – Negro league baseball
• Shreveport Acme Giants (1923) – Texas Colored League
• Shreveport Black Sports (1926) – Texas Colored League (1927–28), (1929–30) – Texas–Oklahoma–Louisiana League, (1931) – Texas–Louisiana League (Negro league) (1946) – East Texas Negro League
• Shreveport Braves (1968–1970) – Texas League
• Shreveport Captains (1971) – Dixie Association (1972–2000) – Texas League
• Shreveport Gassers (1915–1924) – Texas League
• Shreveport Giants (1901–1903) – Southern Association
• Shreveport Grays (1895) – Texas-Southern League
• Shreveport Pirates (1904–1910) – Southern Association (1908–1910) – Texas League
• Shreveport Sports (1925–32, 1938–42, 1946–57) – Texas League (1933) – Dixie League (1934) – East Dixie League (1935) – West Dixie League (1959–1961) – Southern Association, (2003–2005) – Central League, (2006–2008) – American Association
• Shreveport Swamp Dragons (2001–2002) – Texas League
• Shreveport Tigers (1899) – Southern League, (1949) – Negro Texas League
• Shreveport Travelers (1951) – Arkansas–Louisiana–Texas League
• Shreveport-Bossier Captains (2009–2011) – American Association
• Shrewsbury Globetrotters – Negro league baseball
• Slidell Creoles – Negro league baseball
• South Louisiana Pipeliners (Morgan City) (2009) – Continental League
• Southern Base Ball Club (New Orleans) 1869
• Stonewall Base Ball Club (Algiers) (1867)
• Stonewall Base Ball Club (Pilette) (1893)
• Thibodaux Giants (1946–1953) – Evangeline League
• Thibodaux Pilots (1954) – Evangeline League
• Thibodaux Senators (1956–57) – Evangeline League
• Waterloo Base Ball Club (Pointe Coupee) (1878)
• West Baton Rouge Cubs – Negro league baseball
• Winnfield Devils – Negro league baseball

Defunct basketball teams

• Lake Charles Corsairs (2012–2013) – ABA (Did Not Play)
• Lake Charles Hurricanes – ABA (Did Not Play)
• Louisiana Cajun All Stars/New Orleans Cajun All Stars (2015–2016 DNP, 2017–2018) – ABA, (2016–2017) – NABL
• Louisiana Cajun Pelicans (Baton Rouge) (2004–2005) – ABA
• Louisiana Gators (Lake Charles) (2012–2013) – ABA
• Louisiana Soul (Lafayette) (2013) – PBL, (2014) – IBA/ABA, (2014–2015) – UBA
• Louisiana United (Lafayette) (2010–2011) – ABA
• Miss-Lou Warriors (Ferriday) (2016–2018) - NABL
• Monroe Magicians (2013–2014) – ABA
• New Orleans Blues/Louisiana Blues (2006–2007) – ABA (Did Not Play)
• New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1970) – American Basketball Association
• New Orleans Cougars (2013–2014) – ABA
• New Orleans Hurricanes (1947–1948) – Professional Basketball League of America
• New Orleans Jazz (1974–1979) – NBA
• New Orleans Pride (1979–1981) – Women's Professional Basketball League
• New Orleans Sports (1948–1949) – Southern Basketball League
• Shreveport Crawdads (1994) – Continental Basketball Association
• Shreveport Stallions – ABA
• Shreveport Storm (1995) – Continental Basketball Association
• Shreveport-Bossier Flight (2016) – NABL/ABA
• Shreveport-Bossier Mavericks (2013–2015) – ABA

Defunct hockey teams

• Alexandria Warthogs (1998–2000) – WPHL
• Baton Rouge Kingfish (1996–2003) – ECHL
• Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (1997–2001) – WPHL, (2001–2011) CHL
• Cajun Catahoulas (2005–2006) – WSHL
• Lake Charles Ice Pirates (1997–2001) – WPHL
• Louisiana IceGators (1995–2005) – ECHL
• Louisiana IceGators (2009–2016) – SPHL
• Monroe Moccasins (1997–2001) – WPHL
• New Orleans Brass (1997–2002) – ECHL

Defunct soccer teams

• Baton Rouge Bombers (1997–1998) – EISL
• Baton Rouge Capitals (2007–2011) – PDL
• FC New Orleans (2012) – NPSL
• Lafayette SwampCats (1997–1998) – EISL
• Lafayette Swamp Cats (2000–2004) – PDL
• Lake City Gamblers (2014–2017) – GCPL
• Louisiana Fire (2016–2017) – GCPL
• New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (1993–1998) / New Orleans Storm (1999) – PDL
• Nicholls State University Club (2014–2015) – GCPL
• Shreveport Lady Rafters (2017) – WPSL
• Shreveport Rafters FC (2016–2018) – NPSL
• Shreveport Rafters FC B (2016–2017) – GCPL
• Shreveport/Bossier Lions (1998) – USISL D-3 Pro League

See also

• Sports in New Orleans
• Sports in Shreveport-Bossier

References