In late summer 2002 Jolie Breaux was racing go-carts in southern Michigan when she was involved in a wreck at the go-cart race track, she was not hurt,just shaken up a bit. Later in the year after she was named Pepsi Point Champion at the track she talked to her parents and said she did not want to race go-carts any more and that she wanted to race pigeons. Her quest for homing pigeons ended with Mr. Murry Strawdler in Michigan who was getting out of  pigeon racing due to health problems unrelated to the pigeons. Jolie and her sister Natalie along with their dad went and visited  Murry. Murry agreed to give the girls each 3 pair of Pure Van Boxmeers that he had raised off of his imports. Jolie picked blue bars, and Natalie picked out blue checks and one red bar. With these original 12 birds Sisters loft was formed. A 12 by 24 foot loft was built in Michigan and late hatch bird’s raised with the intent of racing old birds the following year.

During the spring of 2003 the girl’s father took a job in Connecticut thus ending their hopes of flying their old bird team. Instead all of the old bird team was brought to Connecticut as prisoners, along with a young bird team which was raised in Michigan and settled and raced in Colebrook Connecticut. The girls raced their young birds in the fall of 2003 against the tough competition in New England in the mountains of northern Connecticut. In the girls first season they set an International Federation Speed record from 0-100 miles, won diplomas and were named Rookies of the year by the International Federation. The girls accomplished all of this while keeping active in their Schools Bands, Choir’s and being on the honor rolls.

During this time the girls grandfather Eneise Breaux came and visited the girls and went to the Torrington Racing Pigeon Club and meet some of the other flyers in the club. After the meeting he decided that he would like to race homing pigeons as well. Being retired he had some free time and thought it would be a great hobby. So in the fall of 2003 Cajun loft was started in Baton Rouge Louisiana. As the loft was being built grandpa Eneise secured the promise of breeding stock from his grand daughters Jolie and Natalie. Jolie and Natalie sent Grandpa his foundation stock 6 pair of breeders (prisoners from the old bird team raised in Michigan) Those 6 pair of breeders along with 2 pair of breeders from Bill Caprano whom Eneise had meet at the TRPC.

In the young bird season of 2004 Cajun Loft was Named Rookie of the Year with the International Federation at the young age of 70.

During the 2004 race season s Natalie and Jolie were able to meet Mr. Paul Walsh and have added some of Paul’s Pigeons to the loft. Paul Walsh has also helped to mentor the Breaux family in the ways of the sport. 

Since the spring of 2003 the two lofts have been very successful.

Young bird races, 24 young bird races.

Set IF Speed Record @ 100 miles
3 AU Hall Of Fame Birds
5 AU ACE YOUNG BIRDS

4 Combine Wins
8 first place club wins
5 second place club finishes
5 third place club finishes

IF Rookie of the Year 2003 Sister's Loft
IF Rookie of the Year 2004 Cajun Loft

Old bird races, 18 old bird races

1 AU Middle Distance Ace
2 AU All Distance Aces

4 First place club wins
2 Second Place Finishes
2 Third Pace Finishes

This summer in, June of 2005 the two lofts will be merged in Florida. Jolie and Natalie will join with Grandpa Eneise Breaux to form Breaux Family lofts. The Breaux Family as well as the Family of Birds will be reunited in Sorrento, Florida.

The Breaux Family hopes to continue to enjoy the sport of racing homing pigeons in the tough competition of Central Florida.