Earl K. Long Gymnasium
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Earl K. Long Gymnasium is a 1,500 seat multi-purpose sports venue on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
in Lafayette, Louisiana
. It is home of Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns
women's basketball and volleyball teams. It was built in 1939 and named for Earl K. Long
, who served as governor of Louisiana
at the time. The gym was home to the Ragin' Cajuns' men's program until 1950.
Located on the main campus, E. K. Long Gym houses all of the women's' athletic administrative offices, including women's basketball, women's soccer, softball, and volleyball.
Women's basketball doubleheaders with the men's basketball team are played at the Cajundome
.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana...
in Lafayette, Louisiana
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...
. It is home of Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns
The Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette...
women's basketball and volleyball teams. It was built in 1939 and named for Earl K. Long
Earl Long
Earl Kemp Long was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Louisiana for three non-consecutive terms. Long termed himself the "last of the red hot poppas" of politics, referring to his stump-speaking skills...
, who served as governor of 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...
at the time. The gym was home to the Ragin' Cajuns' men's program until 1950.
Located on the main campus, E. K. Long Gym houses all of the women's' athletic administrative offices, including women's basketball, women's soccer, softball, and volleyball.
Women's basketball doubleheaders with the men's basketball team are played at the Cajundome
Cajundome
The Cajundome is a 13,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is home to the Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns basketball teams of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette Wildcatters of the Southern Indoor Football League and the Louisiana high school basketball state...
.