“Ladies and gentlemen, here they are … y-o-u-r Ladies & Gentlemen!”
Crowley is a town of almost 12,000, located in the south-central part of the state, just west of Lafayette. It dates back to only 1886.
The town’s claim to fame is rice. In fact, they call themselves the “Rice Capital of the World,” and hold an International Rice Festival, as well. So there, Japan! Take that China!
Significant! Impressive! Superb!
Crowley seems to have more than their fair share of notable sons and daughters, including former governor Edwin Edwards and former US senator John Breaux.
The guvner
The high school has 530-some students. Couldn’t find out much else about it. In fact, most of my hits were for a similarly named school in Texas. They opted to go with the much more boring “Eagles.”
So, why are the Louisiana school’s students so darn polite? My guess is that they are probably copying the Centenary College team, in Shreveport. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find an origin story for those Gentlemen either.
Interestingly, the high school nickname goes all the way back to 1926. They were previously called the Ironsides.
No actual sideline-pacing, cheer-starting mascot that I could find. I really do like “coat of arms” though,
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