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American football

National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

  • New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints
    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....



Arena Football League
  • New Orleans Night
    New Orleans Night
    The New Orleans Night was an Arena Football League team that competed in the 1991 and 1992 AFL seasons and were based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The team was officially announced at a press conference on March 18, 1991...

     (1991–1992)
  • New Orleans VooDoo
    New Orleans VooDoo
    The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena....

     (2010–present)


World Football League
World Football League
The World Football League was a short-lived gridiron football league that played in 1974 and part of 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team – the Hawaiians – in Honolulu, Hawaii. The...

  • Shreveport Steamer
    Shreveport Steamer
    The Shreveport Steamer were a professional American football team in the World Football League. The franchise began the 1974 season in Houston, Texas, as the Houston Texans, who are in no way related to the current NFL team of the same name, playing their home games at the Houston Astrodome...

     (1974–1975)


United States Football League
United States Football League
The United States Football League was an American football league which was in active operation from 1983 to 1987. It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased.The USFL was conceived in...

  • New Orleans Breakers (1983–1985)


Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

  • Shreveport Pirates
    Shreveport Pirates
    The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1994 and 1995....

     (1994–1995)


NAFL
  • Baton Rouge Eagles


NWFL
  • New Orleans Spice
  • Shreveport Shockhers


NIFL
  • Twin City Gators
    Twin City Gators
    The Twin City Gators were a team in the National Indoor Football League . The Gators lasted less than one season in the NIFL, ceasing operations shortly after what turned out to be the final home game on April 29, 2006. While the team had folded for all practical purposes, the league paid players...

     (Monroe
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...

    ) - NIFL
  • Hammond Heroes
    Hammond Heroes
    The Hammond Heroes are a team in the National Indoor Football League. They play their home games at the Southeastern Louisiana University Center on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.-Links:* *...

     (starting in 2007) - NIFL


AF2
  • Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings
    Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings
    The Bossier Shreveport Battle Wings were an Arena Football League team based in Bossier City, Louisiana. They played at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City and represented both Bossier City and Shreveport...

     - AF2
    AF2
    AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...



IFL
  • Louisiana Swashbucklers
    Louisiana Swashbucklers
    The Louisiana Swashbucklers is a professional indoor football team formed in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League as the Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers. In 2006, they moved to the Intense Football League and shortened their name to Louisiana Swashbucklers...

     (Lake Charles
    Lake Charles, Louisiana
    Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...

    ) - IFL
    Intense Football League
    The Intense Football League was a professional indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.-History:...



IWFL
  • Baton Rouge Women's Football www.brfuel.com


Southern American Football League
  • Baton Rouge
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...

     Riverboat Bandits
  • Central Louisiana Red River Raiders
  • Lake Charles RiverKats
  • New Orleans Westbank Warriors
  • Lafayette Bayou Bulls
    Lafayette Bayou Bulls
    The Lafayette Bayou Bulls are a semi-pro American football team that play in Lafayette, Louisiana. They play under the Southern American Football League , and are playing in the Kingoree Series at Baton Rouge Memorial Stadium. They have 2 SAFL championships under their belt, and are looking for...

  • Greater New Orleans Gladiators
  • Hammond
    Tangipahoa, Louisiana
    Tangipahoa is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 747 at the 2000 census. It was named after the Native American tribe of the Tangipahoa.Tangipahoa is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

     Headhunters
  • Slidell Steelsharks

Baseball

Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

  • New Orleans Zephyrs
    New Orleans Zephyrs
    The New Orleans Zephyrs are a minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The Zephyrs play in the Pacific Coast League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. The Zephyrs play their home games at Zephyr Field....

  • Shreveport-Bossier Captains
  • Alexandria Aces
    Alexandria Aces
    This article is about the Alexandria Aces of the Texas Collegiate League, who are based in Alexandria, LA. For the Alexandria Aces of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, see Alexandria Aces ...

  • Shreveport Captains

Hockey

Minor League Ice Hockey
  • Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
    Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
    The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were a professional ice hockey team which played in the Bossier City-Shreveport metropolitan area of Louisiana. From 1997 to 2001 the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were members of the Western Professional Hockey League, until the a 2001 merger between the WPHL with the...

     - Central Hockey League
    Central Hockey League
    The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....

  • New Orleans Brass
    New Orleans Brass
    The New Orleans Brass was a hockey team in the ECHL from 1997-2002. The team was at one time affiliated with the San Jose Sharks. Home games were played first at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium and then at the New Orleans Arena....

     - East Coast Hockey League
  • Louisiana IceGators
    Louisiana IceGators
    The original Louisiana IceGators were an ECHL team based in Lafayette, Louisiana from 1995 until the end of the 2005 season. The team played its home games at the Cajundome and were last an affiliate of the NHL Minnesota Wild and the AHL Houston Aeros....

     - Southern Professional Hockey League
    Southern Professional Hockey League
    The Southern Professional Hockey League is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with teams located in the southeastern United States.- History :...

  • Cajun Catahoulas
    Cajun Catahoulas
    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...

     (WSHL
    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:...

    ) Jr. B Hockey

Southern Women's Hockey League - Roller-ice hockey

Roller Derby

WFTDA
  • Big Easy Rollergirls
    Big Easy Rollergirls
    Big Easy Rollergirls or BERG is an all-female, flat-track roller derby league in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. In 2011, BERG converted from an LLC to a non-profit corporation, but does not have 501 status...

     (2005–present)
  • Cajun Rollergirls
    Cajun Rollergirls
    Cajun Rollergirls or CRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Houma, Louisiana. Founded in 2008, the league played their second season in 2010...

     (WFTDA Apprentice
    Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice
    The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice, is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.- History :In July 2009, the WFTDA announced its new apprentice program for aspiring member leagues that replaced its traditional membership application process...

    )
  • Red Stick Roller Derby (WFTDA Apprentice
    Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice
    The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice, is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.- History :In July 2009, the WFTDA announced its new apprentice program for aspiring member leagues that replaced its traditional membership application process...

    )


Independent
  • Acadiana Rollergirls (Lafayette)
  • Cenla Derby Dames (Alexandria)
  • Pearl River Roller Derby (Slidell)
  • Twin City Knockers (Shreveport/Bossier)(2010–present)

Rugby Union

Deep South Rugby Union
  • New Orleans Rugby Football Club
    New Orleans Rugby Football Club
    The New Orleans Rugby Football Club , founded in 1973, is a men's rugby union team based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The club competes in and is governed by the Deep South Rugby Union , USA Rugby South , and USA Rugby....

  • Baton Rouge Rugby Football Club
  • New Orleans Women's Rugby Football Club aka "The Halfmoons"


Texas Rugby Union
  • Shreveport Rugby Football Club
    Shreveport Rugby Football Club
    Shreveport Rugby Football Club-History:Founded in 1977, with a supporting crew of members including Paul Dinkins, Mike Pass, Steve Timmons, and Bill Gallien, The Shreveport Rugby Football Club was off the ground with a trail blazing 0–3 record....



NCAA

  • Bulldogs and Lady Techsters
    Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters
    Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters refer to the sports teams of Louisiana Tech University. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports. Since 2001, LA Tech has been a member of the Western Athletic Conference. LA Tech adopted Bulldogs as its nickname in 1900, the first of the four FBS...

     - Louisiana Tech University
    Louisiana Tech University
    Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...

  • Colonels - Nicholls State University
    Nicholls State University
    Nicholls State University, founded in 1948, is a public university located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA. Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System of universities. Originally called Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the institution split from the Louisiana State University System in...

  • Cowboys and Cowgirls - McNeese State University
    McNeese State University
    McNeese State University is a public university located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the United States. Founded in 1939 as a junior college, McNeese experienced growth due to economic activity in the region. It adopted its present name in 1970....

  • Demons - Northwestern State University
    Northwestern State University
    Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as...

  • Gentlemen and Ladies - Centenary College of Louisiana
    Centenary College of Louisiana
    Centenary College of Louisiana is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is one of the founding members of the Associated Colleges of the South, a pedagogical organization consisting of sixteen Southern liberal arts colleges...

  • Green Wave
    Tulane Green Wave
    Green Wave, the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled The Rolling Green Wave was published in Tulane's student newspaper in 1920. From 1893 to 1919, the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the Olive and Blue for the official...

     - Tulane University
    Tulane University
    Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...

  • Jaguars
    Southern Jaguars
    The Southern Jaguars represent Southern University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics.-Conference affiliation:Southern University's athletic teams participate in the Southwestern Athletic Conference which is a part of the NCAA Division I. Football participates in the Football Championship...

     - Southern University
    Southern University
    Southern University and A&M College is a historically black college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Baton Rouge campus is located on Scott’s Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section...

  • Lions - Southeastern Louisiana University
    Southeastern Louisiana University
    Southeastern Louisiana University is a state-funded public university in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims, the principal of Hammond High School, as Hammond Junior College, located in a wing of the high school building. Sims succeeded in getting the campus...

  • Privateers
    New Orleans Privateers
    The New Orleans Privateers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of New Orleans, located in Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...

     - University of New Orleans
    University of New Orleans
    The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor...

  • Ragin' Cajuns - University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    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...

  • Tigers
    Grambling State Tigers
    The Grambling Tigers represent Grambling State University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics. Grambling's sports teams participate in Division I as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference...

     - Grambling State University
    Grambling State University
    Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...

  • Tigers
    LSU Tigers
    The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger...

     - Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

  • Warhawks - University of Louisiana at Monroe
    University of Louisiana at Monroe
    The University of Louisiana at Monroe is a coeducational public university in Monroe, Louisiana and part of the University of Louisiana System.-History:...

  • Wildcats - Louisiana College
    Louisiana College
    Louisiana College is a private institution of higher education located in Pineville, Louisiana, affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention, serving a student body of approximately 1,300 students. The college operates on a semester system, with two shorter summer terms...


NAIA

  • Gold Rush/Gold Nuggets - Xavier University of Louisiana
    Xavier University of Louisiana
    Xavier University of Louisiana , located in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college with the distinction of being the only historically black Roman Catholic institution of higher education...

  • Knights - Southern University at New Orleans
    Southern University at New Orleans
    Southern University at New Orleans is a historically black university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...

  • Pilots - Louisiana State University in Shreveport
    Louisiana State University in Shreveport
    Louisiana State University in Shreveport is a branch of the Louisiana State University System in Shreveport, Louisiana. Opened in 1967, LSUS is the only public four-year university in the Shreveport-Bossier metro area....

  • Wolfpack - Loyola University New Orleans
    Loyola University New Orleans
    Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola...

  • Blue Devils - Dillard University
    Dillard University
    Dillard University is a private, historically black liberal arts college in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1930 incorporating earlier institutions that went back to 1869, it is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church....


NJCAA

  • Bears - Baton Rouge Community College
    Baton Rouge Community College
    Baton Rouge Community College, an open admissions, two-year post-secondary public community college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was established on June 28, 1995. The college settled into a permanent location in 1998...

  • Cavaliers - Bossier Parish Community College
    Bossier Parish Community College
    Bossier Parish Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established in 1967 by the Louisiana State Legislature, initially as a pilot program to test the feasibility of commuter two-year colleges...

  • Dolphins - Delgado Community College
    Delgado Community College
    Delgado Community College ' is a Louisiana public community college with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area, the East and West Banks of New Orleans, the East Bank of Jefferson Parish and on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Covington and Slidell in St. Tammany Parish...

  • Bengals - Louisiana State University Eunice
  • Jaguars - Southern University at Shreveport
    Southern University at Shreveport
    Southern University at Shreveport, Louisiana or Southern University at Shreveport is a two-year campus of the historically black Southern University System. SUS, pushed to fruition by the administration of Governor John J. McKeithen, opened for instruction on September 19, 1967...


Transferred professional teams

  • New Orleans Jazz (1974) basketball team moved to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Jazz
    Utah Jazz
    The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

     in 1979.

Defunct professional teams

Defunct football teams
  • New Orleans Breakers (1984) - USFL
  • Shreveport Pirates
    Shreveport Pirates
    The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1994 and 1995....

     (1994–95) - CFL
    Canadian Football League
    The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

  • Louisiana Bayou Beast
    Louisiana Bayou Beast
    The Louisiana Bayou Beast was a team in the Professional Indoor Football League in 1998, in the Indoor Professional Football League in 1999, and reincarated in 2001 in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Beast franchise was owned by James and Carolyn Shiver, who currently own and...

     (1998–99, 2001) - PIFL / IPFL / NIFL
  • New Orleans Thunder
    New Orleans Thunder
    The New Orleans Thunder was a professional American football team that played during the 1999 season as part of the Regional Football League. They played their home games at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans' City Park. The team was announced as one of the league's charter members on February 25,...

     (1999) - Regional Football League
    Regional Football League
    The Regional Football League was an American football league formed to be the self-styled "major league of spring football." The RFL season was designed for spring-summer play with the weekend prior to the Fourth of July designated as the annual date for its championship game.The inaugural season...

  • Shreveport-Bossier Southern Knights (1999) - Regional Football League
    Regional Football League
    The Regional Football League was an American football league formed to be the self-styled "major league of spring football." The RFL season was designed for spring-summer play with the weekend prior to the Fourth of July designated as the annual date for its championship game.The inaugural season...

  • Rapides Rangers (2000) - IPFL
  • Shreveport-Bossier Bombers
    Shreveport-Bossier Bombers
    The Shreveport-Bossier Bombers were an indoor football team of the Indoor Professional Football League in 2000. The Bombers, based out of Shreveport, LA/Bossier City, LA, were one of four IPFL expansion teams for that season. They played their games in the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport...

     (2000) - IPFL
  • Baton Rouge Blaze
    Baton Rouge Blaze
    The Baton Rouge Blaze was an expansion team that joined the af2 in 2001. The Blaze were joined by the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings, Columbus Wardogs, Florida Firecats, Iowa Barnstormers , Lafayette Roughnecks, Lincoln Lightning, Louisville Fire, Macon Knights, Memphis Xplorers, Peoria Pirates,...

     (2001) - af2
    Af2
    AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...

  • Lafayette Roughnecks
    Lafayette Roughnecks
    The Lafayette Roughnecks is a now-defunct 2001 af2 expansion team. They played their home games at the CajunDome in Lafayette, Louisiana...

     (2001) - af2
    Af2
    AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...

    ...
  • Louisiana Rangers (2001–2002) - NIFL
  • Lake Charles LandSharks (2002–2004) - NIFL
  • Houma Bayou Bucks
    Houma Bayou Bucks
    The Houma Bayou Bucks was a team in the National Indoor Football League . The Bayou Bucks were officially announced as a team on December 19, 2001...

     (2002–2005) - NIFL
  • SW Louisiana Swashbucklers (2005) - NIFL
  • Shreveport Steamer
    Shreveport Steamer
    The Shreveport Steamer were a professional American football team in the World Football League. The franchise began the 1974 season in Houston, Texas, as the Houston Texans, who are in no way related to the current NFL team of the same name, playing their home games at the Houston Astrodome...

     (1974–1975) - WFL

Other defunct professional teams
  • Houma Hawks
    Houma Hawks
    The Houma Hawks was a short-lived baseball team based in Houma, Louisiana. In 2003 they were expansion members of the Southeastern League of Professional Baseball. They played their home games in Houma, Louisiana at Southland Field....

  • Baton Rouge Bombers (1997–1998) - EISL
  • Baton Rouge River Bats
  • Baton Rouge Kingfish
    Baton Rouge Kingfish
    The Baton Rouge Kingfish were a minor professional ice hockey team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the East Coast Hockey League. The franchise arrived in Baton Rouge in 1996 after relocating from Erie, Pennsylvania, where they had played as the Erie Panthers since 1988 as one of the...

     (1996–2003) - ECHL
    ECHL
    The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

  • Louisiana IceGators
    Louisiana IceGators
    The original Louisiana IceGators were an ECHL team based in Lafayette, Louisiana from 1995 until the end of the 2005 season. The team played its home games at the Cajundome and were last an affiliate of the NHL Minnesota Wild and the AHL Houston Aeros....

     (1995–2005) - ECHL
    ECHL
    The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

  • Monroe Moccasins
    Monroe Moccasins
    The Monroe Moccasins were a professional ice hockey team that played in the Western Professional Hockey League. Based in Monroe, Louisiana from 1997 until the end of the 2001 season, the team played its home games at the Monroe Civic Center.- History :...

     (1997–2001) - WPHL
    Western Professional Hockey League
    The Western Professional Hockey League is a defunct minor professional ice hockey league.It operated in the United States from 1996 to 2001, with teams in the southern United States, mainly Texas. The league started with six teams in the 1996-1997 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999-2000...

  • New Orleans Brass
    New Orleans Brass
    The New Orleans Brass was a hockey team in the ECHL from 1997-2002. The team was at one time affiliated with the San Jose Sharks. Home games were played first at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium and then at the New Orleans Arena....

     (1997–2002) - ECHL
    ECHL
    The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

  • New Orleans Creoles (dates?) - Negro league baseball
    Negro league baseball
    The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relatively successful leagues beginning in...

  • New Orleans Pelicans
    New Orleans Pelicans
    The New Orleans Pelicans were a Minor league professional baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Team history:Founded in 1887, the Pelicans became part of the Southern Association in 1901...

     (1887–1959) - Minor league baseball
    Minor league baseball
    Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...



Other defunct sports leagues
  • Eastern Indoor Soccer League
    Eastern Indoor Soccer League
    The Eastern Indoor Soccer League was an attempt to create a regional minor indoor soccer league. The league featured teams from the Southeastern United States...

    (1997–1998)

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