Lafayette Essential Info

Overview

Lafayette is a city in Louisiana.

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Basics

Best Time To Go

Mar-Oct

Current Time

Current Weather

67 °F

Mostly Clear

Fun Facts

1. Lafayette was founded as Vermilionville in 1821, and in 1884, it was renamed for General Lafayette.
2. Since the consolidation of city and parish governments, Lafayette has had a city-parish president as its chief executive, rather than a mayor.
3. Lafayette is home to the National Guard headquarters of the 256th Infantry Brigade, a military unit of more than 3,000 soldiers, which served in Iraq in the years of 2004-2005.
4. Lafayette is last Borden's Ice Cream location in the United States
5. Bryson Bernard, better known by his stage name Cupid, is a R&B singer born and raised in Lafayette.

Popular Foods

1. Shrimp Po'boy
2. Smoked Duck and Andouille Gumbo