Celebrating the people, places, history and heritage of Lafayette Parish.

As Lafayette Parish looks towards the future, LEDA — Lafayette Economic Development Authority — has high aspirations for the hub and heart of the Acadiana Region. LEDA's economic development s…

I was not born in Lafayette but Lafayette raised me. I was meant to be here.

Turn back history’s dusty pages and Lafayette’s past is revealed in bright colors, rich aromas and a cacophony of appealing sounds.

Named after the Marquis de Lafayette, the French general who was a hero to the Continental Army in the American Revolution, Lafayette has seen a lot in the past 200 years.

The newly renovated J. Arthur Roy House, the only University of Louisiana at Lafayette structure on the National Register of Historic Places, is now open to the public.

It’s difficult to calculate just how many people of Lebanese descent live in Acadiana today, but the cultural impact of this population is apparent everywhere.

North of Interstate 10 in Lafayette sits Acadiana Park, home to the Nature Station that has been educating Acadiana residents and visitors about the environment for nearly 50 years.