Louisiana State University at Eunice

Louisiana State University Eunice
Seal of Louisiana State University Eunice
Type Community college and state university
Established 1964
Chancellor Dr. Nancee Sorenson
Academic staff
 136
Administrative staff
 94
Students 4,074: 1,394(FT), 2,680(PT)
Location
Eunice
,
Louisiana
,
United States
Campus Rural 180+ acres (.728 km2)
Athletics NJCAA - LCCAC
Colors Purple and gold
   
Nickname Bengals
Affiliations LSU System
Website lsue.edu

Louisiana State University Eunice (LSU Eunice or LSUE) is a public junior college in Eunice, Louisiana. It is the only junior college associated with the Louisiana State University System. It enrolls over 4,000 full and part-time students and has the highest transfer rates among all two-year institutions in Louisiana.

History

LSU Eunice was founded in 1964 by the Louisiana State Legislature to provide basic higher education opportunities to students located in southwest Louisiana. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved the establishment of LSU Eunice and Louisiana State University Shreveport in 1965.

State Representative Allen C. Gremillion of Crowley was instrumental in passage of the legislation creating LSU Eunice.

Through the work of Curtis Joubert, the former mayor of Eunice, LSU-E established the Cajun Prairie Wildflower Habitat.

Athletics

LSU–Eunice (LSUE) teams are athletically known as the Bengals. The university is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Baseball and softball are Division II NJCAA independent teams, men's and women's basketball competes in Division I in the Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference, and the men's and women's soccer teams are Division I NJCAA independents.

Men's sports include baseball, basketball and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, soccer and softball. Their official colors are purple and gold.

The LSU–Eunice baseball team plays at Bengal Stadium, the men's and women's basketball teams play at the HPRE Center and the softball team plays at Lady Bengal Softball Field. The men's and women's soccer teams are currently in the process of constructing a game field.

National Championships

LSU–Eunice has won six NJCAA national titles in softball and seven NJCAA titles in baseball. Women's basketball has made two appearances at the NJCAA National Tournament and finished as high as fourth in 2007.

  • Baseball (7): 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2021
  • Softball (6): 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019

MISS-LOU/LCCAC Conference Championships

  • Women's basketball (4): 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Men's Basketball (1): 2020

Region 23 Championships

  • Baseball (11): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
  • Softball: (6): 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
  • Men's Soccer (2): 2018, 2019

Notable alumni