About Us

BRYAN MAGGARD, Ph.D

Vice President for
Intercollegiate Athletics

CAJUN NATION,

Thank you for your support of Louisiana Athletics and our student-athletes! Your generosity plays an important role in enhancing the lives of Ragin' Cajun student-athletes and helps build the future of Louisiana Athletics.

It is our goal to become the preeminent athletics department in the Sun Belt Conference and continually put ourselves in the national spotlight through championship athletics. This cannot be achieved without the continued loyal support of our Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Foundation members.

In the last two years, our programs have won 12 championships that include the most community service hours in the Sun Belt Conference, SC regular season and tournament titles, a bowl championship, and a NCAA Regional title. I am extremely proud of our student-athletes and coaches, and I know that the future is bright across the board for all of our sports.

Academically, we saw tremendous success as well with 11 teams earning a team GPA of 3.0-or-higher in the fall and 10 in the spring. Six of our teams have had at least 10 straight semesters with a 3.0 team GPA, led by women's tennis (28) and men's tennis (26).

It is vital we continue to grow the membership base for the RCAF to continue to win championships and compete on the national stage. Your gift to the Ragin Cajuns' Athletic Foundation is a key cornerstone in providing the financial resources necessary to continue to build championship programs at Louisiana.

After making your investment with the RCAF, encourage a fellow Cajun to do the same! There is strength in numbers, and every gift makes a difference. Thank you for choosing to make an impact on the lives of Ragin' Cajuns student-athletes this year. I look forward to seeing you soon as we begin another exciting year of competition.

GEAUX CAJUNS!

What Is

The RCAF

The Ragin’ Cajuns Athletic Foundation is the official fundraising arm for Louisiana Athletics. The RCAF’s mission is to build authentic relationships that provide resources to enhance the experience of Louisiana student-athletes. RCAF members assist in generating revenues for three main purposes:

  • Offset annual student-athlete scholarship costs.
  • Provide financial resources for capital projects such as new state-of-the-art athletic facilities or renovations that enhance existing athletic facilities.
  • Enhance sport specific operating budgets.

Our

Mission Statement & History


To build authentic relationships that provide the resources to enhance the experience of Louisiana student-athletes.


Founded in 2009

Board of Directors established in 2009

First Executive Director hired in 2015

Priority Points System introduced in 2016

Total Investment Model introduced in 2019

RCAF

Team

Office Address:

RCAF Office 705 E St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette, LA 70503

Louisiana Athletics Ticket Box Office 111 Reinhardt Dr.
Lafayette, LA 70506

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 43603
Lafayette, LA  70504

Phone:

RCAF Mainline
337-851-RCAF (7223)

Louisiana Ticket Box Office
337-482-GoUL (4685)

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Trey Frazier

Deputy AD/RCAF Executive Director

Email Trey

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Trevor Starcher

Associate AD/Sr. Director of Development

Email Trevor | (337) 482-1415

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David Schexnayder

Director, Athletics Development

Email David | (337) 482-0925

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Gerald Hebert

Director, Athletics Development

Email Gerald | (337) 482-0922

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Penny Cumbo

Assistant Director of
Donor Relations

Email Penny | (337)-851-2903

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Olivia Vanderhoeven

Donor Engagement Coordinator

Email Olivia | (337) 482-1136

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Addison Wright

Office Coordinator

Email Addison | (337) 851-7223

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Louisiana Athletics Ticket Office

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Brandon Domingue

Associate Director of Athletics for Sales & Services

Email Brandon | (337) 482-1420

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McKenna Moffett

Director of Ticket Operations

Email McKenna

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RCAF

Board of Directors

* = Executive Committee

Cindy Cobb*
Chairman of the Board – Executive Committee Member

Todd Trahan*
Vice-Chairman of the Board - Executive Committee Member

Ryan Pecot*
Secretary/Treasurer - Executive Committee Member

Sam Landers*
Immediate Past-Chairman of the Board-Executive Committee Member

Eric Haik*
Executive Committee Member

Jimmy Hollier*
Executive Committee Member

Elliot Myers*
Executive Committee Member

Gus Rantz*
Executive Committee Member

John Blohm*
Executive Committee Member (Ad-Hoc)

Trey Frazier*
Executive Committee Member (Ad-Hoc)

Bryan Hanks*
Executive Committee Member (Ad-Hoc)

Dr. Bryan Maggard*
Executive Committee Member (Ad-Hoc)

Dr. E. Joseph Savoie*
Executive Committee Member (Ad-Hoc)

Marianne Bourgeois

Megan Cobb

Jim Doyle

Brandt Etier

Richie Falgout

Mo Hannie

Karren Hays

Henri Hebert

Jonathan Lucroy

Christl Mahfouz

Craig Melancon

J.D. Morein

Patrick O'Bryan

Jason Patout

Hunter Trahan

Jerry Vascocu

Dr. Brett Venable

RCAF

FAQs

Anyone interested in helping Louisiana become a nationally prominent Division I athletics program that promotes a cULture of excellence should join the RCAF! Many of our members attended the University, but you don't need to be a graduate or former student-athlete to support your Ragin' Cajuns.

Any gift of $50 or more to an area within Louisiana Athletics makes you a member of the RCAF. A minimum investment of $50 to the RCAF Champions Fund unlocks your membership benefits and activates Investor Ranking; members can accrue Priority Points without receiving member benefits.

Louisiana Athletics relies on the generous support of members like you to support each of our 16 sport programs and 400+ student-athletes to the highest degree and provide them with the resources needed to succeed. Gifts to the RCAF help provide the funds necessary to cover the total cost of attendance (tuition, room and board, books, fees, and cost of living stipend) - a bill that exceeds $10M each school year and makes up a significant share of Louisiana Athletics' annual operating budget.

Outside of that, RCAF dollars are also spent on facility enhancements and support services that consist of various resources that help provide a world-class experience to our student-athletes through the areas of nutrition, strength and conditioning, academics, sports medicine, technology, student-athlete development, mental health, etc. All of the gifts to the RCAF support scholarships and support services for Louisiana's student-athletes and improvements to our athletic facilities. Donations are not used for RCAF administrative costs. Administrative costs are paid through a separate budget, as determined by the UL Foundation and RCAF Board.

Every gift, no matter the amount, provides us the necessary resources to enhance the experience for our Louisiana student-athletes. Your gift brings us closer to meeting the total scholarship costs for dedicated Louisiana student-athletes. The impact of your gift reaches beyond the playing field. For our student-athletes, an education at this prestigious university - made possible only through RCAF investments - provides the opportunity to prosper beyond athletics. An annual investment of $50 (or only $4.17/month!) initiates your membership, affords you RCAF benefits, and helps us compete for conference and national championships.

The easiest way to update your information is to log in to your account and edit your profile. If you prefer, you may call us at 337-851-RCAF (7223) or send a written request via email to RCAF@louisiana.edu. Please be sure to include your account number on your correspondence.

The RCAF Champions Fund membership runs on a fiscal year, beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 of each year. This is the same fiscal year as the University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the UL Lafayette Foundation.

Yes, you can have a payment plan set up for your contributions. To request this option, contact the RCAF at 337-851-7223 or email RCAF@louisiana.edu to request this option.

With the recent change to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed by Congress in 2017, please consult your tax advisor for advice regarding your specific situation.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act now indicates that gifts where the member receives seating benefits for events held on campus are no longer charitable and thus are not tax deductible. These gifts, under previous tax law, were able to be deducted at 80 percent of the total gift amount. This directly applies to RCAF personal seat donation (PSD) contributions for seats, loge boxes, and suites for football games, baseball, and softball games. This law also impacts the charitable nature of these payments since the seat related portion of these gifts are no longer considered a donation based on the University's legal interpretation of this Act. The Athletics Department will continue to steward those members that make seat related payments for the contributions they make to the department with RCAF Priority Points, but these payments will no longer be represented in the UL Foundation's charitable giving totals. Reasoning and guidance for this change was not provided with the new Act despite requests. The University has made a thorough effort to evaluate and interpret the changes in the face of the lack of guidance from the IRS. Based on guidance from tax professionals and legal counsel, the University has applied these changes with the best intentions for members and the University within our legal limits.

No. Your PSD is a portion of your total season ticket cost. However, it does impact your Total Investment Level.

No, not all season tickets require a PSD. A PSD is required based on the location of your seat.

Charitable payments are tax deductible gifts according to the IRS. These include any gifts to the RCAF that are not required for seating. Non-charitable payments are payments that are not tax-deductible that are required for seating at home athletics events according to the IRS. i.e. PSD seating requirements for football games.

Baseball Season Ticket Holders are required to make a minimum contribution of $100 to the RCAF Champions Fund. Some Men's Basketball and Softball Season Ticket Holders are also required to contribute to the Champions Fund, depending on their seat location.

No. If you meet the ticket payment and gift requirements associated with your seats on time, then you hold the right of first refusal to your current seat locations.

To provide personalized customer service and ensure that you feel an intimate connection with the programs you are passionate about.

Yes. While you can accumulate points for your athletics giving, University giving, and season ticket purchases, you will not receive an Investor Ranking or receive benefits without a gift to the RCAF Champions Fund.

The deadline to contribute to the RCAF Champions Fund Membership year is the close of each Fiscal Year – June 30th. This means all pledges from the previous Fiscal Year must be paid in full by that time.

In the spring of 2019, the Total Investment Model was introduced to further recognize the commitment and loyalty of those who support Louisiana Athletics with the amount of dollars given. The program encourages consistency and transparency in the allocation of member benefits by assigning point values to several categories of giving to the Foundation. The priority point system is primarily used to determine priority in the allocation of new or improved seating, in determining football bowl game and other post-season ticket disbursement, and for parking/tailgate allocation. (Parking is also allocated first by membership level and second by priority point ranking.) Put simply, the higher a member's priority point total or rank, the better access they will have to preferred seating, parking and other benefits offered by the RCAF.

You can find your rank and priority points in your Cajuns Account.

    Your Investor Rank is determined by your yearly RCAF contributions which establishes your Investor Level. Priority points are then used to rank you within your level.

  • Priority points
    • 1 point: For every $100 given across athletics
    • 1 point: For every $300 given across the entire University
    • 1 point: For each season ticket purchased
    • 10 points: For each year as an investor to the Champions Fund

The simple answer is to increase your investment with the RCAF. There are many ways to give (cash, check, stock exchange, IRA distributions, etc.) on your own. If you would like to sit down with an RCAF representative to explore strategic investments to intentionally support the areas you are most interested in, please call 337-851-RCAF (7223) or email RCAF@louisiana.edu.

Matching gifts are an easy way to multiple the impact of your gift and many companies match gifts to Louisiana Athletics! Check with your company or click here to find out if your company has a matching gifts program which will work with athletics gifts.

Anyone purchasing premium seats must be a current member of the RCAF or must join in order to be eligible to purchase premium seats.

For more information and for current pricing, contact Brandon Domingue, at 337-482-1415 or brandon.domingue@louisiana.edu.

Ragin' Cajuns,

Invest Today

The RCAF raises money for all 16 Ragin' Cajuns sport programs and

400+ student-athletes.

Please help them as they complete their academic and athletic journeys by donating today.

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Contact

Us

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 43603

Lafayette, LA  70504

Office

705 E St Mary Blvd

Lafayette, LA  70503