A challenging six-game home schedule that features a Sept. 3 opener against Boise State, a nationally-televised ESPN2 broadcast, and non-conference road tilts at both Tulane and Georgia highlight the 2016 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football schedule which was released on Thursday by the Sun Belt Conference.The Ragin' Cajuns will host four schools that participated in the postseason in 2015, beginning with the season-opener against Boise State. Louisiana will also renew an I-10 rivalry with defending Southland Conference champion McNeese State on Sept. 10, will host Applachian State (Oct. 12) in a Wednesday night contest that will be nationally-televised on ESPN2, and face defending Sun Belt champion Arkansas State on Nov. 26.Louisiana's home schedule also includes its Sun Belt Conference opener on Sept. 17 against South Alabama and SBC opponent Idaho in the annual Homecoming game on Nov. 5."It's a great home schedule, obviously with Boise State coming to town in the opener," Louisiana head coachsaid. "It's a very challenging schedule, one of the toughest schedules I think we've had in awhile. We have one of the top FCS programs in the country (McNeese State) coming to Cajun Field, and we're excited to have some games that our fans will be able to travel to with games at Tulane and Georgia."With three straight home games to open the season, plus our first road game at Tulane, it's a great chance to get our fans behind us early and it's a great chance to come out of the blocks with some momentum."After playing its first three games at home, Louisiana will open its road slate on Sept. 24 as the Ragin' Cajuns will make their first trip to Tulane's Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. The Ragin' Cajuns will then travel to face New Mexico State (Oct. 1) before hosting Appalachian State and ending the month at Texas State (Oct. 22).The Ragin' Cajuns will host Idaho for homecoming on Nov. 5 before hitting the road for a pair of games, beginning with their first-ever meeting with Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga.After facing Georgia Southern, Louisiana will return to the "Peach State" the following week as it will visit SEC foe Georgia on Nov. 19 at Sanford Stadium before hosting Arkansas State on Nov. 26 and closing out the regular season at ULM on Dec. 3."Having a program the caliber of Boise State coming to Cajun Field for the season-opener is going to be a lot of fun for our fans," Louisiana Director of Athleticssaid. "Hosting one of the top FCS programs in the nation in McNeese State will also generate a lot of excitement for our fans, and having a chance to host a nationally-televised game and spotlight our University, community and culture will create great exposure in promoting our Ragin' Cajuns brand to millions of people across the country."All home games on Louisiana's schedule, including all Sun Belt Conference road games, will be televised on an ESPN platform for the fourth straight year. All 12 games on the Ragin' Cajuns schedule are scheduled to be televised.Season ticket renewals, as well as 2016 season ticket deposits, will begin later this month. For more information, contact the Cajundome Box Office at (337) 265-2357 or online at RaginCajuns.com.