New Iberia Pelicans Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Louisiana T-shirts They played in a number

They played in a number of leagues between 1946-1957 including the East Texas League

the Cupids existed for only a single season before folding

The team’s name pays tribute to the city’s historic connection to the Ohio River

The Capitals name had been used by Raleigh teams as far back as the 1920s Piedmont League

and the River Rats played through 1904 before folding

New Iberia Pelicans Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Louisiana T-shirts They played in a numberThe New Iberia Pelicans, based in New Iberia, Louisiana, carried the name of Louisiana's state bird during the stretches that best defined the franchise's legacy. New Iberia fielded a team in every Evangeline League season but the last, making it the second most consistent city in the circuit behind only Alexandria. The city's teams appeared under several names, most extensively as the Cardinals, before the Pelicans banner flew during the franchise's