University of Louisiana at Lafayette

🐾 Every dog has its day ... and today, this one is officially a Ragin’ Cajun! 🤟❤️ Meet our new mascot: a Catahoula Leopard Dog! 🐶 Louisiana's state dog has found a home with the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns!

And now, YOU get to help name him! Rank your favorites by Nov. 17 at louisiana.edu/mascot. New mascot. Same Ragin’ Cajuns.❤️🤍 We'll reveal his name at the Nov. 21 Ragin’ Cajuns football game! louisiana.edu/news/pawsitive…
#GeauxCajuns #RaginCajuns

Taking care of your mental health matters. ❤️ Join us Nov. 10–12 for Mental Health Week 2026! Students, faculty and staff are invited to three days of activities focused on mental health awareness, connection and well-being.

From yoga and meditation to wellness resources, ice cream and conversations about navigating the holidays, there are plenty of opportunities to recharge, connect and learn.

Check out the full lineup:

📅 Tuesday, Nov. 10
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Resource Fair & Ice Cream Social
6–7 p.m. | Yoga

📅 Wednesday, Nov. 11
8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Hold On To Hope Backpack Event
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Wellness Wednesday
5:30–6:30 p.m. | Managing the Holidays: Reflective Collective
7–9:45 p.m. | Meditation Flow

📅 Thursday, Nov. 12
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Hope & Wellness Pop-Up
Take some time for yourself and encourage a friend to join you! ❤️

🔗 Find event details at: Louisiana.edu/mentalhealth

Never underestimate the power of a little Ragin’ Cajuns SWAG! 🤟😎 Even University President Dr. Ramesh Kolluru got a game-day glow-up when he laced up with Lourdes! 👟🔥

Join us Saturday, Nov. 7, at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium and get your own FREE pair of red and white shoelaces, courtesy of FMOL Health | Our Lady of Lourdes!

All students with a valid ULID can pick up a pair at the game and enter for a chance to win custom Ragin’ Cajuns sneakers from Sneaker Politics! Just scan the QR code on your shoelace package to enter online during the game. Entries close when the game ends, so you must be there to participate!

Lace up. Show out. #GeauxCajuns 🤟

🚨🔥 JUST ANNOUNCED! LAFAYETTE, LA! 🔥🚨

The BIGGEST Bulls, Bands, & Barrels EVER is taking over Lourdes Stadium home of the Ragin Cajuns for TWO HUGE NIGHTS on March 5–6, 2027! 🤠🤘

Get ready for world-class bull riding, barrel racing, freestyle bullfighting, PLUS Jason Aldean with Lauren Alaina LIVE in concert on Friday and Treaty Oak Revival with Fox N' Vead on Saturday! TWO NIGHTS of unforgettable action and entertainment!

🎟️ Presale begins Thursday, Nov. 12 at 10 AM local time! Don't wait until we're SOLD OUT! Sign up NOW for exclusive presale access to get FIRST SHOT at tickets!

👉 dmgpresents.com/bbb_lafayette/

THIS AIN'T YOUR GRANDPAPPY'S RODEO! 💥🤙

A remarkable chapter of Louisiana history hits the big screen! 🎬 UL Lafayette professors Dr. Randy Gonzales and Virgile Beddock explore the story of Louisiana's earliest Filipino settlers in Settling St. Malo, which premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Read more at: bit.ly/3UFdkPM