Louisiana State University Eunice (LSU Eunice or LSUE) is a public

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Eunice, Louisiana Eunice is a city in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, Acadia and St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, St. Landry parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 2010 United States Census, 2010 census placed the population at 10,398, a decrease of 1,101, or 9.5 per ...

. It is the only junior college associated with the Louisiana State University System. It enrolls over 4,000 full and part-time students and has the highest transfer rates among all two-year institutions in Louisiana.

History

LSU Eunice was founded in 1964 by the Louisiana State Legislature to provide basic higher education opportunities to students located in southwest Louisiana. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved the establishment of LSU Eunice and Louisiana State University Shreveport in 1965.

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of Crowley was instrumental in passage of the legislation creating LSU Eunice. Through the work of

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, the former mayor of Eunice, LSU-E established the Cajun Prairie Wildflower Habitat.

Athletics

LSU–Eunice (LSUE) teams are athletically known as the Bengals. The university is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Baseball and softball are Division II NJCAA independent teams, men's and women's basketball competes in Division I in the Miss-Lou Conference, and the men's and women's soccer teams are Division I NJCAA independents. Men's sports include baseball, basketball and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, soccer and softball. Their official colors are purple and gold. The LSU–Eunice baseball team plays at Bengal Stadium, the men's and women's basketball teams play at the HPRE Center and the softball team plays at Lady Bengal Softball Field. The men's and women's soccer teams are currently in the process of constructing a game field.

National Championships

LSU–Eunice has won six NJCAA national titles in softball and seven NJCAA titles in baseball. Women's basketball has made two appearances at the NJCAA National Tournament and finished as high as fourth in 2007. * Baseball (7): 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021 * Softball (6): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019

MISS-LOU/LCCAC Conference Championships

* Women's basketball (4): 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 * Men's Basketball (1): 2020

Region 23 Championships

* Baseball (11): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 *Softball: (6): 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019 *Men's Soccer (2): 2018, 2019

Notable alumni

* Mickey Guillory, Louisiana state representative for Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes, 2004-2015

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial athletics website
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