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Please submit any sites dealing with or relating to the University of Louisiana.

This category covers all aspects of the University of Louisiana located in the heart of Cajun Country. UL is the largest school in the UL System & and has a total enrollment around 17,000 students. The university features several active research parks, with numerous state & federal centers including National Wetlands; National Marine Fisheries; ACIM (robotics & virtual reality); Primate Center with over 3,500 specimens; and a large number of other high-tech initiatives.
UL is a Doctoral II institution which has started selective admissions as of the Fall of '99. Doctoral programs include Environmental & Evolutionary Biology, Francophone Studies, Cognitive Sciences, English & Creative Writing, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Statistics.
UL is located in the heart of Acadiana which features eight local parishes with a population about 600,000. Lafayette located on I-10 and is two hours west of New Orleans & three hours east of Houston.

Athletics

Please submit any sites that deal with Ragin' Cajun athletics.

The Ragin' Cajuns have competed in Division I-A football since the category was created. UL has great tradition in women's softball, men's baseball, and basketball.
THE VENUES: Cajun Field: 31,500 (earthworks bowl with grass overflow to 40,000+)
Cajundome: 12,800 Cajun Track: 5,000 M.L. "Tigue" Moore Baseball Field: 3,500 Lady Cajun Softball: 1,500 Earl K. Long Gym (women's athletics): 1,500 Cajun Courts: 1,000