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Evangeline League itself also officially banned non-white players from appearing on their rosters. These blocks forced the major league teams to reassign the players to other leagues. Due to boycotts, the 1956 playoff finals, featuring Lafayette, were cancelled as a result. Both the Lafayette Oilers and the Baton Rouge Rebels folded before the end of the 1957 season, on June 20, 1957.
609:(1956–1957, 1976, 2000–2003), which opened in 1956. The ballpark is named for a local businessman who had been active in youth baseball and activities. The ballpark is still in use today and is located at 1502 Foss Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It has a current capacity of 2,000, and held 3,500 in 1956. Its dimensions are: LF 325 - CF 395 - RF 345. It currently is the home of the
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Chicago Cubs. In 1956, some boycotts of attending games occurred after the Lafayette Oilers refused to accept the players' teams and Lafayette Parrish, home of the Baton Rouge Rebels, passed legislation making it illegal for black players
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438:(1932) continued play in the Cotton States League. The Senators were in first place with a 51–20 record when the Cotton States folded On July 13, 1932, as minor league baseball struggled financially during the
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