Louisiana Swashbucklers
| Louisiana Swashbucklers | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Folded | 2013 | ||
| Headquartered | Lake Charles, Louisiana at the Sudduth Coliseum | ||
| Colors | Black, Purple, Silver | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner | Kyle Thorne | ||
| General manager | Chris Meaux | ||
| Head coach | Darnell Lee | ||
| Team history | |||
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| Home fields | |||
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| League / conference affiliations | |||
National Indoor Football League (2005)
Intense Football League (2006–2008)
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| Championships | |||
| League championships: 3 Intense 2007, 2008 SIFL 2009 | |||
| Conference championships: 1 SIFL 2011 | |||
| Division championships: 2 NIFL 2005, SIFL 2011 | |||
| Playoff appearances (8) | |||
| NIFL 2005 Intense 2006, 2007, 2008 SIFL 2009, 2010, 2011 PIFL 2012 | |||
The Louisiana Swashbucklers were a professional indoor football team based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They were formed in 2005 as an expansion member of the National Indoor Football League (NIFL) and were originally known as the Southwest Louisiana Swashbucklers. They replaced another NIFL franchise, the Lake Charles Land Sharks. In 2006, they moved to the Intense Football League (IFL) and shortened their name to Louisiana Swashbucklers. They were originally set to play in the Indoor Football League due to the IFL's merger with United Indoor Football, but later had to bow out over financial concerns. For their next three seasons, they were a member of the new Southern Indoor Football League. Later a member of the Professional Indoor Football League, they played their home games at Sudduth Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana. On May 24, 2013, the team announced that they would be ceasing operations due to low turnout and cancelled the team's final home game.