The Louisiana Swashbucklers were a professional indoor football team based in

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. They were formed in 2005 as an expansion member of the

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(NIFL) and were originally known as the Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers. They replaced another NIFL franchise, the Lake Charles Land Sharks. In 2006, they moved to the

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(IFL) and shortened their name to Louisiana Swashbucklers. They were originally set to play in the

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due to the IFL's merger with United Indoor Football, but later had to bow out over financial concerns. For their next three seasons, they were a member of the new

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. Later a member of the

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, they played their home games at

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. On May 24, 2013, the team announced that they would be ceasing operations due to low turnout and cancelled the team's final home game.

Final roster

The last reported roster was on July 16, 2013.

All-league players

*FB Kendrick Perry (2) *WR Jordan Rideaux (2) *OL Roman Pritt *DL John Paul Jones *DB Damian Huren (2)

Final roster

Final roster

All-league players

Season-by-season results

External links