Cajun Catahoulas
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The Cajun Catahoulas were a Junior A Tier III hockey team, based in Carencro
, Louisiana
, which is located just outside Lafayette
. Initially announced in May 2005 as a Junior B team, the Catahoulas were promoted to Junior A Tier III in August 2007. Competing in the Midwest division of the Western States Hockey League
(WSHL), the team played their first season in 2005-2006. The Catahoula name was chosen as the Catahoula Leopard Dog
is the state dog of Louisiana.
The WSHL 2007-08 Cajun Catahoulas have moved their team and operations to North Richland Hills Texas to become the Texas Renegades. The Renegades will play the 2008-09 WSHL season under new ownership. Ron Handy will continue as the General Mgr. of the Team.
Carencro, Louisiana
Carencro[p] is a small city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette. The population was 6,120 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from the Louisiana Creole word for buzzard: the spot was one where large flocks of buzzards roosted in the bald...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, which is located just outside Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
. Initially announced in May 2005 as a Junior B team, the Catahoulas were promoted to Junior A Tier III in August 2007. Competing in the Midwest division of the Western States Hockey League
Western States Hockey League
The Western States Hockey League is a Amateur Athletic Union-sanctioned Junior 'A' ice hockey league that has teams located in the Southwest and Western United States.-History:...
(WSHL), the team played their first season in 2005-2006. The Catahoula name was chosen as the Catahoula Leopard Dog
Catahoula Leopard Dog
The Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog or Catahoula cur is an American dog breed. It is named after Catahoula Parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States. The Catahoula is believed to have occupied North America the next longest after the dogs descended from Native American-created breeds...
is the state dog of Louisiana.
The WSHL 2007-08 Cajun Catahoulas have moved their team and operations to North Richland Hills Texas to become the Texas Renegades. The Renegades will play the 2008-09 WSHL season under new ownership. Ron Handy will continue as the General Mgr. of the Team.