Assisted Living in Lafayette, LA

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Facts about Lafayette

Lafayette is also known as: The Hub City.

Lafayette has been featured in movies like: H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror (2009), and Wolvesbayne (2009).

And some of the notable people born here have been: Bill Sampy (american football player), Mark Carrier (american football player), Jerry Fontenot (american football player and coach), Anthony Clement (american football player), and Kevin Faulk (american football player).

Lafayette is home to the following sports teams: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball.

And featured attractions of Lafayette: Cypress Lake, Cajundome, Cajun Field, Blackham Coliseum, and Alexandre Latiolais House.

Lafayette is represented by City-Parish President Joey Durel.

Lafayette is a city located along the Vermilion River in southwestern Louisiana. The city of Lafayette is the fourth-largest in the state, with a population of 120,623 at the 2010 census. The combined statistical area of Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City was 611,774 according to 2012 estimates. Lafayette is the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. Its nickname is The Hub City.The American city was founded as Vermilionville in 1821 by Jean Mouton, a French-speaking man of Acadian descent. In 1884, it was renamed for General Lafayette, who fought with and significantly aided the American Army during the American Revolutionary War. The city's economy was primarily based on agriculture until the 1940s, when the petroleum and natural gas industries became dominant. Lafayette is considered the center of Acadiana, the area of Cajun and Creole culture in Louisiana and the United States, which developed following the relocation of Acadians after their expulsion by the British from eastern Canada in the late 18th century following France's defeat in the Seven Years' War. There is a strong Louisiana Creole influence in the area.

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