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UL Lafayette student in a red pullover holding a tray of crawfish at Lagniappe Day Click to play the video

Lagniappe Day

Lagniappe Day is one of our most enduring traditions. Every April, we have canoe races in Cypress Lake, a 20,000-pound crawfish boil, and great music just for students.

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Krewe of Roux

Krewe of Roux is the University's kick-off to the Mardi Gras season. Every year, Ragin' Cajuns participate in a masquerade ball and parade that travels through campus. Following the parade, the king and queen are selected by who finds the plastic baby in king cakes.

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Downtown Alive!

Downtown Lafayette's free concert series features bands from every genre: Cajun and Creole, zydeco, rock, covers, blues, and more. Every Friday night, you'll find some of Lafayette's best musicians performing in our downtown parks at Downtown Alive!.

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A white female graduate waves happily to someone in the stands at Commencement. She wears a red cap and gown and pink stole.
Congratulations to the Class of 2023! We are thrilled to welcome 1,641 new graduates to alumni status and wish you every success in the future! 🤟🎓❤️
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A white female graduate waves happily to someone in the stands at Commencement. She wears a red cap and gown and pink stole.
Congratulations to the Class of 2023! We are thrilled to welcome 1,641 new graduates to alumni status and wish you every success in the future! 🤟🎓❤️
A white male UL Lafayette graduate makes a UL hand sign with a wide smile. He wears a red cap and gown.
These grads understood the (grad cap) assignment! 🎓🤟 Congratulations, #RaginGrads!
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A white male UL Lafayette graduate makes a UL hand sign with a wide smile. He wears a red cap and gown.
These grads understood the (grad cap) assignment! 🎓🤟 Congratulations, #RaginGrads!
A white male UL Lafayette graduate in red cap and gown with his mother, an older white female.
In our Mother’s Day / Commencement weekend feelings over here 🥹💐🤟🎓 #MothersDay #RaginGrads
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A white male UL Lafayette graduate in red cap and gown with his mother, an older white female.
In our Mother’s Day / Commencement weekend feelings over here 🥹💐🤟🎓 #MothersDay #RaginGrads
A Black female wearing glasses tightly hugs a UL Lafayette graduate in red cap and gown.
Thank you to all the mothers and mother figures that provide love and support to their loved ones. We are so proud of our 2023 graduates — and their families — for all they have accomplished to achieve this milestone! Happy Mother’s Day, Ragin’ Cajuns! 🤟
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A Black female wearing glasses tightly hugs a UL Lafayette graduate in red cap and gown.
Thank you to all the mothers and mother figures that provide love and support to their loved ones. We are so proud of our 2023 graduates — and their families — for all they have accomplished to achieve this milestone! Happy Mother’s Day, Ragin’ Cajuns! 🤟
Lines of commencing UL Lafayette grads can be seen in red caps and gowns. A white female waves enthusiastically to someone behind and above the photographer.
The first day of Commencement is zipping by too fast! Let’s all stop and take a minute to appreciate everything that you’ve accomplished over the last 4-5 years! We are so proud of you! 🎓🥹❤️ #RaginGrads
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Lines of commencing UL Lafayette grads can be seen in red caps and gowns. A white female waves enthusiastically to someone behind and above the photographer.
The first day of Commencement is zipping by too fast! Let’s all stop and take a minute to appreciate everything that you’ve accomplished over the last 4-5 years! We are so proud of you! 🎓🥹❤️ #RaginGrads
Rows of seated graduates in red caps and gowns can be seen from behind with the University of Louisiana Commencement stage seen in the distance.
🎓 Today is the day! Congratulations to each of our graduates — and the families, friends, staff and faculty who have supported and cared about them throughout the years it took to get here. ❤️😭Now, go get that degree, #RaginGrads!!
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Rows of seated graduates in red caps and gowns can be seen from behind with the University of Louisiana Commencement stage seen in the distance.
🎓 Today is the day! Congratulations to each of our graduates — and the families, friends, staff and faculty who have supported and cared about them throughout the years it took to get here. ❤️😭Now, go get that degree, #RaginGrads!!
A white male in a dark jacket with a boutonniere pinned to the lapel smiles at the camera.
Congratulations to our Spring 2023 Outstanding Master's Graduate finalists and overall Outstanding Master’s Graduate Adam Ortego!
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A white male in a dark jacket with a boutonniere pinned to the lapel smiles at the camera.
Congratulations to our Spring 2023 Outstanding Master's Graduate finalists and overall Outstanding Master’s Graduate Adam Ortego!
A white female student with long hair smiles. She wears a red dress and a wrist corsage.
The University is proud to present the Spring 2023 Outstanding Graduates, including April Bourlet, the overall Outstanding Grad!
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A white female student with long hair smiles. She wears a red dress and a wrist corsage.
The University is proud to present the Spring 2023 Outstanding Graduates, including April Bourlet, the overall Outstanding Grad!
A group of students in Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns shirts gather around a three-wheeled motorized vehicle.
GRAND CHAMPIONS 🏆 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette placed 1st overall in the 2023 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge in Ames, Iowa, hosted by Danfoss Power Solutions.
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A group of students in Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns shirts gather around a three-wheeled motorized vehicle.
GRAND CHAMPIONS 🏆 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette placed 1st overall in the 2023 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge in Ames, Iowa, hosted by Danfoss Power Solutions.
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The Admissions team is hard at work putting together welcome packages for the incoming freshman class — and we’ve got the Class of 2027 t-shirt reveal!!
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caucausian lady with a "The newest Ragin Cajun" sign up
The Admissions team is hard at work putting together welcome packages for the incoming freshman class — and we’ve got the Class of 2027 t-shirt reveal!!
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