What Should be Louisiana's New Mascot?

[HoustonCajun]

We can do a lot of neat things with Gators!

Here are few things for starters:

1. Have a Costume Gator to interact with fans and that kids can relate to. There are several to choose from that have been displayed on this website.
2. Have 2 costumed Gators, Louis and Ana to further solidify our Louisiana name.
3. Develop a cheer the stadium can yell involving Gator and Cajuns.
4. Fans can do the Gator Chomp.
5. Gator Growl. Gators have a distinctive sound. Can play that throughout the game.
6. We could even capture a live gator from the on-campus Swamp, cage it and parade it around the stadium, then return it following the game.

[Turbine]

At Louisiana the fandom/mascot/spirit leader relationship is unique.

Louisiana Ragin Cajuns "own" gators, they themselves are not gators.

Never forget ...

[cajun55]

Gator is a no-brainer. Find an albino white alligator to relocate to the campus swamp to go along with Albineaux the game mascot!

[CajunNation]

Can we have Dr. Maggard publicly address the lost mascot? If our team needs an identity, so do our fans. Our town. Our Team. Our Mascot!

Umm, we are the Cajuns from Louisiana. Are you suggesting we change our identity to Gators from Louisiana?

[CajunNation]

Here are few things for starters:

1. Have a Costume Gator to interact with fans and that kids can relate to. There are several to choose from that have been displayed on this website.
2. Have 2 costumed Gators, Louis and Ana to further solidify our Louisiana name.
3. Develop a cheer the stadium can yell involving Gator and Cajuns.
4. Fans can do the Gator Chomp.
5. Gator Growl. Gators have a distinctive sound. Can play that throughout the game.
6. We could even capture a live gator from the on-campus Swamp, cage it and parade it around the stadium, then return it following the game.

Seriously?

[babysitter]

About as weak as it gets.

[fanof71]

Put this sucker right outside the visiting teams locker room, behind a swamp scene that opens up when they start out of the building...https://youtu.be/CMAZ-gjtOUQ

[JMV JustMyView]

Put this sucker right outside the visiting teams locker room, behind a swamp scene that opens up when they start out of the building...https://youtu.be/CMAZ-gjtOUQ

I like

[HoustonCajun]

Umm, we are the Cajuns from Louisiana. Are you suggesting we change our identity to Gators from Louisiana?

What change of identity? Think of it this way:

Alabama Crimson Tide - Elephant mascot
Tulane Green Wave - Pelican mascot
Louisiana Ragin Cajuns - Gator mascot

[CajunVic]

. . . we really could do some neat things with the Gator . . . the love ones and the mascot uniform . . . kids and adults alike would just love them . . . they are all over Cajun country and most of the people who make a living from the gator in Louisiana could not be more Cajun . . . gators in Louisiana live in the most Cajun of areas, including on our campus . . . how have we missed this opportunity for so long . . . besides are the Phillies fans all Fanatics . . . Look at that thing . . . but one of the greatest mascots in the history of mascots . . .

[Turbine]

Louis & Ana souvenirs.

[ChanceEncounter]

Louis & Ana souvenirs.

I might be inclined to drive around with Louis and Ana on my dash.