Grassroots Campaign for the Next UL Mascot

[CajunEXPRESS]

Slightly different take on the white alligator at the Audubon Aquarium Of The Americas. The white alligator there isn’t albino which have no pigment and pinkish eyes. So clearly the white alligator can be our unique mascot and not be albino. Guess that’s too much information.

https://audubonnatureinstitute.org/zoo/white-alligator

[R1Letterman]

Are any other names available besides AL?

[Turbine]

Louis (i) Ana

[UL_Cajuns]

Louis (i) Ana

Louis? or Louie?

[Turbine]

Louis? or Louie?

I would say pronounce it like you want, spell it like Louisiana as much as possible.

Louis, pronounced Louie is fine.

jmo

[RaginDave]

I would say pronounce it like you want, spell it like Louisiana as much as possible.

Louis, pronounced Louie is fine.

jmo

Oh great, Louie Cook talk again.......

[Turbine]

A reason I don't like AL (for short) is I think the focus should be Louisiana and eliminate any possible Alabama confusion.

That's why I like Louis & Ana

[ZoomZoom]

Maybe whoever came up with the three shirts idea can come up with a mascot…

[Turbine]

Maybe whoever came up with the three shirts idea can come up with a mascot…

Yikes!

[CajunVic]

One step forward three steps back . . . If you want to see an Alligator back up, go with that plan . . .

[R1Letterman]

Maybe we can trade cayenne to the miami heat??

Burnie is the official mascot of the NBA's Miami Heat. He is a lovable, furry, red anthropomorphic fireball who is beloved by Heat fans around the world. (And he might match our hot wheels logo)

[CouillonCinema]

A reason I don't like AL (for short) is I think the focus should be Louisiana and eliminate any possible Alabama confusion.

That's why I like Louis & Ana

I’ll continue to be open to Albineaux taking on a different name if/when he is adopted by the university.

I’ve seen Louise tossed around several times. Which I think is an ok name. It wouldn’t be the worse thing. My primary issue with it is in our mascot history, we generally go for a name that lacks creativity and depth, and solely rely on a callback to the nickname like people wouldn’t get it.

For example, let’s go back to our friend Mr. Cajun Man. His name wasn’t a name, it just another callback to something that was already established (Cajuns). By Mr. Cajun being just Mr. Cajun, he didn’t have much of a character or history to build on.

Another example is before Mr. Cajun, but after the university adopted Ragin Cajuns as the official nickname, my research shows we had a live bulldog named “RC.” That RC, I assume but I could be wrong, stood for Ragin Cajuns—making that name another, what I feel is, an unnecessary callback.

My main point is we can have a mascot name that has no connection to the words “Louisiana” or “Ragin Cajuns” and be fine if it is formed in something that goes deeper than face value.

“Louis” could be great if we gave Al that name because Louisiana was founded under King Louis XIV of France and Louisiana continues to have a strong connection to French.

However, having an “Ana,” I feel would be too much of an unnecessary callback name like we’ve had in the past.