Cayenne (mascot)

Cayenne is a "spirit leader" of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. He is an anthropomorphic Cayenne pepper (a staple spice of the Acadiana region in which the school is located).

Cayenne
UniversityUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette
ConferenceSun Belt
DescriptionAnthropomorphic Cayenne pepper
First seen2000

Louisiana does not have an official mascot. In recent years the university has had several mascots including live bulldogs (when the athletic teams were named the Bulldogs), Mr. Ragin' Cajun (animated), and the Fabulous Cajun Chicken (the most popular mascot in the history of the school). Cayenne was created using an "out of the box" method. Instead of being a physical representation of Ragin' Cajuns, like most mascots are, Cayenne is the embodiment of the Ragin' Cajun spirit of Acadiana.

Cayenne was introduced in 2000, and changes clothes depending on what sporting event he's at, e.g., he wears a Ragin' Cajun football uniform at the football games, and a Louisiana basketball jersey for the basketball games.

Disappearance and Replacement

Around 2010, Cayenne went into apparent exile due to budget issues.[1] In 2017, Louisiana Director of Athletics Bryan Maggard announced that a new mascot would be unveiled within two years. In 2019, a secret committee was discovered to be working on creating a new mascot.[2] As of 2020, the Ragin' Cajuns are still without a mascot.

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