Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Sports== {{See also|List of sports teams in Louisiana|Sports in New Orleans}} [[File:Mercedes Benz SuperDome and Smoothie King Arena, New Orleans LA.jpg|thumb|[[Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Caesars Superdome]] and [[Smoothie King Center]] in [[New Orleans]].]] Louisiana is the least populous state with more than one [[major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major professional sports league]] franchise: the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[New Orleans Pelicans]] and the [[National Football League]]'s [[New Orleans Saints]]. Louisiana has 12 collegiate [[NCAA]] Division I programs, a high number given its population. The state has no NCAA Division II teams and only two NCAA Division III teams. As of 2019, the [[LSU Tigers]] football team has won 12 [[Southeastern Conference]] titles, six [[Sugar Bowl]]s and four national championships.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pickman|first=Ben|title=How Many National Championships Has LSU Won?|url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/01/13/lsu-national-championships-won-history-results|access-date=2021-07-31|magazine=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731134143/https://www.si.com/college/2020/01/13/lsu-national-championships-won-history-results|url-status=live}}</ref> Each year New Orleans plays host to the [[Bayou Classic]], and the [[New Orleans Bowl]] college football games, while Shreveport hosts the [[Independence Bowl]]. New Orleans has hosted the [[Super Bowl]] a record eleven times,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Super Bowl LIV: What city has hosted the most Super Bowls?|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/01/19/most-super-bowls-city|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-31|magazine=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731134144/https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/01/19/most-super-bowls-city}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=October 14, 2020|title=New Orleans to host Super Bowl in 2025, not '24|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30115794/new-orleans-host-super-bowl-2025-24-due-conflict-mardi-gras|access-date=2021-07-31|website=ESPN.com|language=en|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731134143/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30115794/new-orleans-host-super-bowl-2025-24-due-conflict-mardi-gras|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the [[BCS National Championship Game]], [[NBA All-Star Game]] and [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]]. The [[Zurich Classic of New Orleans]], is a [[PGA Tour]] golf tournament held since 1938. The [[Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon]] and [[Crescent City Classic]] are two road running competitions held at New Orleans. As of 2016, Louisiana was the birthplace of the most [[NFL]] players per capita for the eighth year in a row.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usafootball.com/news/press-box/woodland-hills-high-school-pittsburgh-has-most-nfl-players-california-leads-states-ho |title=Woodland Hills High School in Pittsburgh has most NFL players; California leads states; Houston leads hometowns |publisher=Usafootball.com |date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413085303/http://usafootball.com/news/press-box/woodland-hills-high-school-pittsburgh-has-most-nfl-players-california-leads-states-ho |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page