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Lafayette, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30°13′N 92°2′W. Lafayette ( / ˌlæfiːˈɛt, ˌlɑːf -/, French: [lafajɛt]) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, [3] located along the Vermilion River.
- Lafayette
Lafayette è una città degli Stati Uniti d'America, capoluogo...
- Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marchese di...
- History
History of Lafayette, Louisiana. Lafayette, Louisiana, and...
- Lafayette
Lafayette è una città degli Stati Uniti d'America, capoluogo della parrocchia civile omonima, nello Stato della Louisiana. Storia. La città fu fondata nel 1821 col nome di Vermilionville da Jean Mouton, un immigrato dall'Acadia di lingua francese.
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marchese di La Fayette ([maʁˈki də la faˈjɛt]; Château de Chavaniac, 6 settembre 1757 – Parigi, 20 maggio 1834), è stato un generale e politico francese con cittadinanza statunitense, protagonista sia della Rivoluzione americana prima sia della Rivoluzione francese poi.
- Early History
- Acadian Settlement
- Founding of Vermilionville
- Establishment of Lafayette
The earliest settlers in the area were Atakapa Native American tribespeople. Several burial mounds exist along the Vermilion and Bayou Teche.
The earliest records label the area as the Atakapa and Opelousas districts named after the local Native tribes. Before 1765, few Europeans settled in the area, mostly trappers and smugglers. By 1765, Acadians were arriving in New Orleans and the Spanish governor began settling them in the Lafayette area at St. Martinville and Opelousas. Both French...
By 1812, the Attakapas Country was split into the St. Martin parish and the St. Mary parish. The original village which would become Lafayette, was laid out by Jean Mouton and his surveyor, John Dinsmore, Jr. in 1821 and was given the name "St. Jean du Vermilionville".Later, the name would be shortened to "Vermilionville". The boundaries were defin...
In 1823, the Louisiana legislature divided St. Martin Parish and created Lafayette Parish. The parish name Lafayette was chosen because of the enthusiasm of General Lafayette's visit to the United States. However, the city's name remained Vermilionville because the name "Lafayette" had already been given to a suburb of New Orleans. Eventually, in 1...
Lafayette is the most populous city in the Acadiana region, it is the fourth most populous city in the state of Louisiana (after New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport). The original name was Vermilionville, as which it was founded around 1821.
Lafayette is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; the consolidated city-parish's population was 241,753 in 2020.
Lafayette is a city in Louisiana. It's the unofficial capital of Acadiana or Cajun Country. This flourishing moderate sized city is home to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
