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Explore Lafayette in United States
Lafayette in the region of Louisiana with its 120,623 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 1,040 mi or ( 1673 km ) South-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Lafayette is now 03:55 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mobile, Abbeville, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, and Breaux Bridge. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mobile . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Lafayette ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Big Boom & 2 Throwed - like a star - Directed by Joe Mexican
This is a video I produced / directed for Big Boom & 2 Throwed in Lafayette, Louisiana. The intro for the video has a snippet of their hit single "take a picture" and the video is for their new single ..
TEAM BeauSoleil Heads to DC for the 2009 Solar Decathlon
Beginning in the fall of 2007, students from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette began working on conceptual designs and applications for the BeauSoleil Louisiana Solar Home. BeauSoleil, which me ..
Gravitation: Messenger - Toki no Tenshitachi (Messenger - Time's Messengers)
Song: Messenger - Toki no Tenshitachi (Messenger - Time's Messengers) Anime: Gravitation Sung by: Tomokazu Seki (Shindou Shuichi) This song was in the Gravitation Drama CD Vol.3. Romaji Lyrics: toki y ..
Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars: Lucille
Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars at Festival International 2009 perform a rockin' version of Belton Richard's Cajun classic, "Lucille". Lafayette, LA. Roddie Romero: Accordion, Eric Adcock: Pian ..
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Lafayette, Louisiana (Amtrak station)
The Lafayette Amtrak station is a train station in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. Lafayette Station was originally built by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in either 1911 or 1912, but burned in a fire and abandoned on May 11, 2001. It was restored during the year 2002.
Located at 30.23 -92.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Cypress Lake (Lafayette, Louisiana)
Cypress Lake is a 2-acre swamp-like lake in the heart of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus that started as a buffalo wallow. Today it is a unique university landmark that is a habitat for native irises, alligators, turtles, birds and fish, as well as a hangout for students and a point of interest for tourists visiting Lafayette, Louisiana. Cypress Lake is casually called "The Swamp," which is also the nickname of the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns stadium, named Cajun Field.
Located at 30.21 -92.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public, research university located in Lafayette, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and has the second largest enrollment in Louisiana. Founded in 1898 as an industrial school, the institution developed into a four-year university during the twentieth century and became known by its present name in 1999.
Located at 30.21 -92.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
The Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana is an ecclesiastical division of the Catholic Church in the United States. The oldest church in the diocese is the parish church of St. Martinville, dating back to 1756. The diocese was created on January 11, 1918 from the western part of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The size of the diocese was nearly halved by the creation of the Diocese of Lake Charles on January 29, 1980.
Located at 30.21 -92.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth-largest incorporated city in the state, and is the larger principal city of the Lafayette–Acadiana combined statistical area, which, in 2011, had an estimated total population of 554,517. It was founded as Vermilionville in 1821 by a French-speaking Acadian named Jean Mouton.
Located at 30.22 -92.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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