Never will a university administration choose as its mascot a whitened version of a non white animal as its mascot, in this day and age.
Turbine. I have experience running every damn bayou, slough, marsh, canal, lake, River and I can literally go on with 20 more types of waterways, oxbows whatever. The Albino Alligator is NOT in the waters of LOUISIANA to merit any consideration whatsoever as Rep'n Louisiana.
The one time and one time only ever I have seen one is down in Audubon Zoo at the Fly.
Louisiana Alligators are damn near black, far more black than some BS Florida green.
Some are taking this, way to seriously.
Did you ever see a Cajun Chicken with a cape in the Louisiana Outback?
Its a spirit lifting mood leader.
Ragin' Cajuns are the "rep" sport spirit leaders should never rep.
They are supposed to be goofy.
You want the real rep? Its on campus.
This, is a cartoon charicter.
Here’s a shot of a Louisiana gator on the Teche.