Louisiana VooDoo is no longer an Arena Football League Team

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – Per a press release from the Arena Football League on Tuesday evening, the Louisiana VooDoo will not be retained as one of the 10 teams the league will move forward with.

The VooDoo were introduced in November and were supposed to play their home games at the Lake Charles Event Center, but on April 19, just eight days before their first game was set to be played, it was announced that they would be moving to Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette.

The team alleged that the move was due to problems with the company that manages the Lake Charles Event Center, ASM, which ASM rebutted, saying the team never provided the necessary insurance documents, nor had payment been received for the lease.

Following the Voodoo’s first game on April 27, in which they beat the Philadelphia Soul 53-18, their next two games were postponed, and canceled due to problems with the netting at Blackham Coliseum.

Included in the press release was the announcement that former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher will serve as the league’s new interim commissioner. Fisher is the current President of Football Operations for the Nashville Kats, one of the 10 teams retained by the league per the press release.

The press release did state that they will “be speaking to the other teams not mentioned, to discuss, and perhaps include them in current games in current games/seasons.”

Officials with the VooDoo said the team is still trying to work something out with the Arena Football League to be included in plans for the future of the league.

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