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Lafayette News
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- Sheriff's program helps recovering addicts
Ronnie Hines, left, of Duson, La., listens as Jeremy Blount of Baton Rouge, La., reads an assignment to the group during a meeting that is part of the intensive inpatient rehabilitation program on Tuesday, Dec.
- One Person is Stabbed After Domestic Disturbance
Lafayette Police responded to a stabbing after a possible domestic dispute in Lafayette.
- Drive By Shooting Injures Three
Lafayette Police say three people including two juveniles were shot Friday night in a drive by shooting.
- NTSB Investigates Crash of Helicopter Flying to Oil Platform
The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched four investigators to investigate the fatal crash of a helicopter in Louisiana on Sunday shortly after it took off to transport workers to an offshore oil ...
- Braniff Construction to build St. Jude Dream Home in Lafayette
Kyle Braniff of Braniff Construction has officially agreed to build the 2009 St. Jude Dream Home. Braniff Construction
- Police arrest man for alleged arson
Police arrested a man Monday for allegedly setting fire to a local residence on New Year's night.
- Two People Carjacked
Lafayette police arrested 20 year-old Albert Williams of Lafayette and charged him with Carjacking and Illegal Carrying of a Weapon.
- 8 dead, 1 hurt after chopper crashes in La. marsh
Authorities searched a southern Louisiana marsh by boat Monday for clues that might determine what caused a helicopter crash that killed eight people bound for an offshore oil platform.
- Woman arrested after stabbing
A Lafayette woman, 58, faces aggravated battery and simple battery charges after a domestic disturbance Sunday night, Lafayette police said.
- Helicopter crash kills 8, injures 1 in Louisiana
Eight people were killed and a ninth was reported critically injured after a helicopter bound for the offshore oil fields crashed Sunday afternoon in marshlands about 100 miles southwest of New Orleans.
- Lafayette Shelter Closes its Doors
A Lafayette home some believe to be a historic building has been ordered to close its doors.
- Public Safety: Lafayette murder rate declines in 2008; voice your opinion now
While Lafayette has a spurt of violent crime in recent months, the city is set to end the year with two fewer homicides than in 2007.
- Shooting Victim's Car Recovered in Lafayette
The search is over for the car of a man whose body was found last week in Acadiana.
- Tenants forced out by fire code; voice your opinion now
Beginning today, all tenants who were living in a historic Lafayette home that most recently served as a boarding house must be out of the building.
- La. has 3 MDs among 7 US Reps.
When the 111th Congress convenes Tuesday, Louisiana will have the largest contingent of congressmen who are doctors _ three Republicans.
- I-49 construction set to begin
A contract has been awarded to start construction on the final stretch of Interstate 49 to the Arkansas state line.
- Jury finds Patel guilty of fraud.
A Lafayette cardiologist faces up to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted Tuesday evening of performing unnecessary procedures on dozens of patients.
- Cajundome repairs request pending
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's request for state funding to pay for structural repairs to the Cajundome is pending approval next week from the Board of Regents.
- Johnson named 360 driver of the year
For the second time in his career, Jason Johnson of Eunice, Louisiana, was voted the "Driver of the Year" by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning ...
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City DescriptionLafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 110,257 at the 2000 census; a 2007 census estimate put the metropolitan area's population at 256,494. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the larger principal city of the Lafayette-Acadiana, LA Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2007, had an estimated total population of 538,470.
The city was founded as Vermilionville in 1821 by a French-speaking Acadian named Jean Mouton. In 1884, it was renamed for General Lafayette, a French military hero 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 industry became dominant.
Lafayette has a strong tourism industry, attracted by the Cajun and Creole cultures of the surrounding region. Because of the Cajun culture's affinity for good food, it has one of the highest numbers of restaurants per capita of any U.S. city.
Lafayette is located at 30°12′50″N 92°1′46″W / 30.21389, -92.02944 (30.213901, -92.029363) and has an elevation of 36 feet ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Louisiana
- Lafayette Parish
City Contains:- Cypress Lake
- Cajundome
- Cajun Field
- Blackham Coliseum
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