St. New Orleans Baby Cakes
Photo Credit: New Orleans Staff Photographer
Boudreaux is the mascot for The New Orleans Baby Cakes. They are in the Pacific Coast League. The Baby Cakes are an affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are located in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, and play their home games at the Shrine on Airline.
This lovable, fuzzy husband-and-wife tandem has become the most popular nutria (1) in Jefferson Parish, an area that has often greeted nutria with open fire instead of open arms.
Boudreaux has made the "Shrine on Airline" his home since 1997 when he was found lost in the swamp exhibit at the Audubon Zoo. The team adopted Boo and put him to work as the official mascot. He has charmed and entertained hundreds of thousands of fans throughout the region and was the New Orleans' most celebrated bachelor...until 1998.
That's when he met the former Clotile Picou when she answered a Gambit Weekly personal ad the team placed for Boudreaux. It was love at first bite, as Clotile accepted Boudreaux's marriage proposal in front of a sold-out crowd on April 11, 1998. They were married in an on-field ceremony on August 16, 1998 in front of a then-record crowd of 11,012.
Nutria are like a cross between a rat and a beaver…they are frequently seen in the swamps and canals that run through New Orleans.
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