They were given "provisional status" in 2000, and played 12 exhibition games against other PDL sides, before joining the league full-time in 2001 as the Louisiana Outlaws, a name they kept until 2003, when they changed their name to the Swamp Cats.[1]
The Swamp Cats played their home games at Clark Field in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana. The team's colors were red and yellow.