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Lafayette
Parish
Louisiana
The
Cities and communities of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana*
Broussard
Carencro
Duson
Lafayette
(Parish Seat)
Milton
Scott
Youngsville
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Information
& Facts about Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Size:
Lafayette Parish is 279 square miles
Location:
Lafayette Parish is in south-central Louisiana and is (from the
parish seat) 35 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles from Baton
Rouge and 129 miles west of New Orleans. Neighboring parishes to
Lafayette Parish are: St Martin Parish and St. Mary Parish on the
east, St. Landry Parish to the north, Vermilion Parish on the south
and Acadia Parish on the west.
Population:
The parish seat, Lafayette, is the fourth largest city in Louisiana
and the largest municipality in Lafayette Parish The Parish has
164,762 residents.
Climate:
The area has a humid, sub-tropical climate with long, hot summers and
short, cold winters. The average daily temperature is 81.9 degrees
Fahrenheit in summer and 51.9 degrees in winter. Average yearly
rainfall is 57 inches. Even with the large amount of rain, there are
still an average of 214 days of sunshine every year!
History
of the Parish:
Lafayette Parish is one
of the smallest parishes in Louisiana. Its current size and
dimensions have been intact since 1823. It was named for the Marquis
de Lafayette who fought in the American Revolution. This area was
settled initially by French-speaking Acadians in the mid-1700's. They
came from Nova Scotia after the British had driven them out when they
wouldn't take an aoth of allegiance to the English Crown. Along with
the Acadians, another group, the Creoles, migrated to the area. The
Creoles are descendants of African, West Indian and European early
pioneers. One of the early names for the area was Petit Manchac when
English and Indian traders came to the point where the Old Spanish
Trail and the Vermilion River crossed. The parish seat, Lafayette was
designed by Jean Mouton, an Acadian, in 1821. By 1824, individual
parishes were formed in Louisiana. These areas matched the
jurisdictions of the predominant Roman Catholic Church here also
called Parishes. Lafayette (the city) incorporated in 1836 with the
name of Vermilionville. The area prospered with agriculture and
cattle until it was ravaged by both Yellow Fever and the Civil War in
the mid-1800's. By 1881, the railroad came extending its route from
New Orleans to Houston and the area once again began to grow and
prosper. The name of Vermilionville was changed to Lafayette in 1884.
Both the parish government and the government of the city of
Lafayette have now consolidated into one entity.
Here is a history
page for Lafayette and the Parish.
Genealogical
Information:
Lafayette Parish GenWeb
page
The Political Graveyard
- Lafayette
Parish page
Government
of Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Consolidated
Parish and city government
What is a consolidated
government? - The voters in Lafayette Parish approved the merger
of the Parish and the City of Lafayette into one governing body on
November 3, 1992.
The form of
government is
a President/Council type. There is an elected council known as the
Lafayette City-Parish Council. The chief executive officer is an
elected President.
Lafayette Parish
Administration
316 W Main St
Lafayette, LA
70501-6846
Phone: 318-236-5407
Parish
Courthouse
P.O. Box 4525
Lafayette, LA 70502-4525
Phone:
318-267-7010
FAX: (318) 267-7190
Lafayette Parish
Clerk of Court
800
S Buchanan St
Lafayette, LA 70501-6853
Phone: 318-233-0150
Lafayette Parish
Sheriffs Office
916
Lafayette St
Lafayette, LA 70501-6834
Phone: 318-236-5444
Lafayette Parish
Recreation & Parks
500 Girard Park Dr
Lafayette, LA
70503-2623
Phone: 318-261-8374
Lafayette
office
Louisiana
Cooperative Extension Service
LSU Agricultural Center
Schools:
Lafayette Parish
School Superintendent
113 Chaplin Dr
Lafayette, LA
70508-2101
Phone: 318-236-6825
Libraries:
Lafayette Parish
Library
301 W Congress St
Lafayette, LA 70501-6823
Phone:
318-261-5775
Lafayette Parish Law
Library
600 Jefferson St # 505
Lafayette, LA
70501-6948
Phone: 318-237-4700
Other
links and information:
A links
page for Lafayette parish with many links covering cultural
groups, art, music, government, business, recreation and more.
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