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Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent.
The "Women's Literary Club" established a fund for the first lending library in Lafayette in 1897. In 1932 the "Les Vingt Quatre Club" started a library for children during the Great Depression, which consisted of 50 volumes located in the Parish courthouse. [1] The Lafayette Municipal Library was created by the Louisiana state government in 1942.
Roughly bounded by East Cypress, Polk, Barry, Lafayette, West Garfield and South Buchanan Sts., Lee Ave., Rue Bibliotheque, and the RR. 30°13′27″N 92°01′00″W / 30.2241°N 92.0166°W / 30.2241; -92.0166 ( Lafayette Central Business
The Lafayette Public Library Committee met on Monday, Nov. 18 to address facility updates, financial reports and book discards.
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Lafayette was home to minor-league baseball teams in various seasons from 1907 to 2000. Lafayette was an affiliate of the St. Louis Browns 1936–1941, Chicago Cubs (1955–1957) and San Francisco Giants (1975–1976).
Whitney Plantation Historic District: November 24, 1992: Wallace: St. John the Baptist: Site of a slavery museum, opened to the public in December 2014. French colonial main house dates from 1803. 88000977 Wildwood Plantation House: June 30, 1988: Jackson: East Feliciana: 98000702 Woodland Plantation: June 18, 1998: West Pointe à la Hache ...
Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6]