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Lafayette 148 philanthropic venture is the School of Dreams, a non-profit elementary school founded in China in 2007. [ 23 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] As part of the company's second annual UnordinaryWomen initiative in 2020, Lafayette 148 honored changemaking women in support of Girl Rising , a non-profit organization for girls.
Ray Authement (born 1928), president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1974–2008; Jamie Baldridge (born 1975), visual artist, writer; Carl W. Bauer (1933–2013), member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature; lobbyist for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1990–2010; Henri Willis Bendel, fashion designer and ...
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).
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]
Lafayette Regional Airport—located on U.S. Highway 90 (future Interstate 49), on the southeast side of the city of Lafayette with daily scheduled passenger airline services nonstop to Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and effective April 2, 2021 to Charlotte—is the primary airport for the metropolitan area and Acadiana. Charter services ...
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The Alexandre Mouton House, also called the Lafayette Museum (French: Maison d'Alexandre Mouton, or Musée de Lafayette), is a historic house located at 1122 Lafayette Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was the home of 11th Governor and first Democratic Governor of Louisiana Alexandre Mouton , and it is also associated with other historic families.
Cajundome. The Cajundome is a 13,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in Lafayette, Louisiana on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus.It is home to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's and women's basketball programs in addition to hosting various university events and commencement ceremonies including high school graduations.