Members of the Southwest Region team from River Ridge Louisiana celebrate after getting the last out to defeat the Caribbean Region team from Willemstad, Curacao to win the Championship Game of the Little League World Series at Lamade StadiumSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania (CNN) - A Louisiana team won the Little League World Series Sunday.
The Eastbank Little League defeated Curacao 8-0 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The team from River Ridge, a suburb of New Orleans, is also the first team from Louisiana to win the title.
John Bel Edwards, and colleges including Louisiana State University and Tulane University tweeted their congrats to the little league team.
Tulane University tweeted.