The Shreveport Rouxgaroux are a professional indoor football team of the National Arena League scheduled to begin play for its 2025 season. Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, the Rouxgaroux will play their home games at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.
| Shreveport Rouxgaroux | |
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| Established 2024 Play in Shreveport, Louisiana at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum GeauxRouxgaroux.com | |
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| Team colors | Maroon, silver, black |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | Keith Carter |
| Head coach | Pat Pimmel |
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History
editOn July 31, 2024, the Rouxgaroux announced their intentions to begin play in 2025 at Hirsch Coliseum, with further details coming at a press conference in two weeks.[1][2] On August 15, the NAL officially announced the Rouxgaroux as their newest team, with veteran indoor football coach Pat Pimmel serving as the team's inaugural head coach.[3][4][5]
The Rouxgaroux will be the first indoor football team to play in the city of Shreveport since the Shreveport-Bossier Bombers played their only season as a member of the Indoor Professional Football League in 2000; coincidentally, the Bombers' fellow 2000 IPFL expansion team the Omaha Beef still exists to this very day (as the longest continuously running indoor football team in history), and are the Rouxgaroux's NAL leaguemates and defending champions. In addition, the Rouxgaroux will be the first indoor/arena team to play in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area since the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings played from 2001 to 2010 as a member of the af2 and the Arena Football League.
Team nickname etymology
editThe Rouxgaroux are named after the mythical beast of Cajun folklore similar to a werewolf. Team owner Keith Carter told of the legends of parents and grandparents warning their children to get in bed lest the rouxgaroux "get them," as well as farmers who believe the rouxgaroux was responsible for their cattle's death, pointing out his team will continue that legacy particularly against the Omaha Beef.[5]
Current roster
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Running backs
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Offensive linemen
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References
edit- ^ Roux Media (2024-07-31). "Buckle Up, Shreveport: Big News is Dropping!". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Rouxgaroux bringing Arena Football back to Shreveport". KTBS-TV. 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Shreveport Rouxgaroux Join the National Arena League". National Arena League. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Lang III, Roy (2024-08-15). "Shreveport Rouxgaroux aim to take advantage of local flavor with return of indoor football". The Shreveport–Bossier City Advocate. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ a b Thomas, Rachael (2024-08-15). "Arena football team coming to Shreveport". KSLA. Retrieved 2024-08-20.