25 Facts About Lafayette Louisiana

The Acadiana region containing Lafayette Louisiana is the largest population and economic corridor between Houston, Texas and New Orleans.

Originally established as Vermilionville in the 1820s and incorporated in 1836, Lafayette Louisiana developed as an agricultural community until the introduction of retail and entertainment centers, and the discovery of oil in the area in the 1940s.

Notable corporations with headquarters or a large presence in the Lafayette Louisiana area have included Amazon, Brookshire Grocery Company, CGI, JP Morgan Chase, Ochsner Health System, Petroleum Helicopters International, and Rouses Markets.

Since the latter half of the 20th century, Lafayette Louisiana has hosted the Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, and was candidate as site for the New Orleans Pelicans NBA G League team in 2017.

In 2015, the city of Lafayette Louisiana gained international attention for a mass shooting and murder-suicide at Grand 16 Theater; this mass shooting spurred further discussion and debate on gun control in the United States.

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Lafayette Louisiana has developed on both sides of the Vermilion River.

City of Lafayette Louisiana's architecture is diverse, with a collection of more than eight downtown structures listed within the National Register of Historic Places.

Downtown Lafayette Louisiana landmarks include Old Lafayette Louisiana City Hall and the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist.

Lafayette Louisiana's climate is described as humid subtropical using Koppen climate classification.

Pentecostals, making up the third largest Christian community in Lafayette Louisiana, have been primarily served by the Church of God in Christ and Assemblies of God USA.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the oldest nontrinitarian Christian denomination in Lafayette Louisiana, and has one church in the city limits; the closest LDS churches outside of Lafayette Louisiana are in New Iberia and Opelousas.

Prominent corporations with headquarters or a large presence in Lafayette Louisiana have included or currently include Albertsons, Amazon, Brookshire Grocery Company, CGI, First Horizon Bank, JP Morgan Chase, LUSFiber, the Ochsner Health System, Petroleum Helicopters International, Perficient, and Rouses Markets.

Highly regarded for its diverse food and restaurant culture, Lafayette has been regarded as having the fourth-most restaurants per capita in Louisiana since 2015.

Between 1995 and 2005, Lafayette was home to the Louisiana IceGators ECHL hockey team.

Also from 2009 to 2012, Lafayette Louisiana was home to the Lafayette Louisiana Wildcatters of the Southern Indoor Football League.

Lafayette Louisiana was home to minor-league baseball teams in various seasons from 1907 to 2000.

Lafayette Louisiana teams played at Parkdale Park, Clark Field and Tigue Moore Field .

Lafayette Louisiana has a consolidated city–parish government, known as the Lafayette Louisiana Consolidated Government; parish voters agreed to consolidation of the city and parish governments in 1996.

City of Lafayette is primarily served by the Lafayette Police Department, though the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, Lafayette City Marshal, and University of Louisiana Police Department maintain jurisdiction throughout the city and surrounding area.

Altogether, Lafayette ranked as the 20th safest city overall in Louisiana, and the safest of Louisiana's four largest municipalities in 2021.

Licensing more than 22 FM and AM radio stations in its metropolitan area, Lafayette Louisiana includes Valcour Records and ML1 Records in its metropolis.

Additionally, Lafayette Louisiana is home to the Lafayette Louisiana campus of the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, a technical college that specializes in video game programming, art and animation, and SFX.

Until 2014, Lafayette was home to the United States Marine Corps Reserve Unit, F Co.

BikeLafayette Louisiana is the area's bicycle advocacy organization which is very active in promoting bicycle awareness, safety, and education in Acadiana.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has installed an off-road paved bicycle path beginning at its Horticultural Center on Johnston Street extending up Cajundome Boulevard to Eraste Landry Road.

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