Lafayette
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| Country : | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Region : | South |
| Division : | West South Central |
| State : | Louisiana - LA |
| Municipality : | City |
| Area code : | 337 |
| Land area : | 47.6 sq mi (123 km²) |
| Elevation : | 41 ft |
| Population : | 110,257 |
| Density : | 2,316.32/sq mi (894.34/km²) |
| Male : | 48.21% |
| Female : | 51.79% |
| Latitude : | 30.21 - 30° 1' N |
| Longitude : | -92.03 - 92° 0' W |
| Website : | http://www.lafayettela.gov |
Ancestrie
 | French : | 16.9 % |
 | United States : | 8.9 % |
 | French Canadian : | 8.4 % |
 | German : | 7.1 % |
 | Irish : | 6.1 % |
 | English : | 6.0 % |
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Lafayette, LA news
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:15 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
By MARSHA SILLS LAFAYETTE — A University of Louisiana at Lafayette research center focused on disaster mitigation and response received approval from the ...
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:15 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
Extending I-49 south from Lafayette to New Orleans is considered a critical infrastructure need for the region, and local officials have recently renewed ...
Grand jury indicts 4 in murder, other cases
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:15 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
By JASON BROWN LAFAYETTE — A grand jury Wednesday returned indictments on two murders, a negligent homicide and an aggravated rape. ...
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - KATC - katc.com
The fifth suspect has been identified and arrested by detectives with the Lafayette Police Department. Jacoby Leon Malveaux (18) of Lafayette was identified ...
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
Chatelain, 45, will take over the board in August once current Chairman Jim Roy of Lafayette’s term ends. The board had been divided in an 8-8 voting split ...
Lafayette School Board takes retreat to set goals
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
By MARSHA SILLS LAFAYETTE — The Lafayette Parish School Board will meet this evening and Saturday at Jefferson Island for its annual retreat where members ...
Tabby Thomas to take stage with son
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
The club operated during its first 20 years on North Boulevard, its final four years downtown on Lafayette Street at the present location of Dalton’s. ...
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: 7:30 pm, Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. downtown. Playmakers and the Manship Theatre present the ...
Speaker: Poverty solutions here
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:12 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
By SARAH CHACKO Solutions for Louisiana families living in poverty are already at work in the state, the director of a research group in Lafayette said ...
Second suspect arrested in slaying
Dec 05, 2008 - 06:11 - 2TheAdvocate - 2theadvocate.com
By JASON BROWN LAFAYETTE— Police arrested a 15-year-old Thursday in the Nov. 19 shooting death of a 28-year-old Lafayette man at a local Burger King. ...
