Lafayette, Louisiana (English Wikipedia)

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"Geographic coordinates of Lafayette. Latitude, longitude, and elevation above sea level of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA". dateandtime.info. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

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"Progress On The Monroe, A 70-unit Apartment Development Near Downtown Lafayette". Developing Lafayette. Developing Louisiana. August 22, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

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"Lynn Guidry, Architect And Historian of Lafayette Parish". Discover Lafayette. October 1, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

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"Distance between Lafayette, LA and New Orleans, LA". www.distance-cities.com. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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Shapiro, Emily; Liddy, Tom (July 24, 2015). "Lafayette, Louisiana, Movie Theater Gunman Was 'Intent on Shooting and Escaping'". ABC News. American Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 21, 2021.

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"Louisiana's Oil and Natural Gas Insutry – Still the Foundation of Lafayette's Economy". Grow Louisiana Coalition. May 8, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

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"There's a Reason They Call Lafayette, Louisiana "The Hub City"". Innovation & Tech Today. Innovative Properties Worldwide. January 24, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

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"Topgolf Lafayette officially opens". KADN News 15. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

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"Boudin Cookoff and Bacon Fest in Lafayette set for October 2021". KATC. Scripps Local Media. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
"Cajun Heartland State Fair returns to the Cajundome in 2021". KATC. Scripps Local Media. April 1, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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"What we know about Amazon's new Louisiana fulfillment center". KLFY. Nexstar Media. December 29, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
Lewis, Scott; Zeringue, Neale (June 24, 2021). "Double 20-floor high-rise towers planned for downtown Lafayette". KLFY. Nexstar Media. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
"Downtown Lafayette celebrates 2nd annual Pride Acadiana". KLFY.com. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
Lewis, Scott (August 12, 2021). "Festivals Acadiens et Creoles pushed back to March 2022". KLFY. Nexstar Media. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
Altom, Brittany (May 13, 2015). "Does Lafayette have the most restaurants per capita?". KLFY. Nexstar Media. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
"Cast of Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell Play Tour visits Reggie's Soulfood". KLFY. Nexstar Media. March 13, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
Douglas, Doug (March 3, 2021). "UL Lafayette praised for having bicycle-friendly campus". KLFY. Nexstar Media. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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Auzenne, Ian. "Lafayette Parish Council Creates Council to Review Consolidation". KPEL 96.5. Town Square Publications. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

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"Official Drainage Map Lafayette Parish" (PDF). June 5, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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"Lafayette's six sister cities". Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2009.

louisiana.edu

"The University". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. December 20, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
"Report: UL System had $10B impact, added 149K jobs to state's economy". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. January 11, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
"$379 million: New report details UL Lafayette's impact on state economy". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. July 26, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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"Jewish Temples of Southwest Louisiana Records". University Libraries. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. October 2, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

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"Lafayette Parish - The official website of Louisiana". Government of Louisiana. Retrieved October 10, 2021.

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"Intergovernmental Agreement". Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

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"{ Career Academies : LPSS : Lafayette Parish School System }". Lpssonline.com. August 30, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

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"Station: Lafayette RGNL AP, LA". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

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McGaughy, Lauren (October 24, 2013). "UL-Lafayette not attempting to change name, officials say". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

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"From Acadian to Cajun - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved July 31, 2021.

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"Lafayette General Health Joins Ochsner Health". Online Newsroom. Ochsner Health System. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

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"Lafayette Parish Economic Profile". One Acadiana. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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"Remington College in Lafayette – Lafayette Technical School". Remingtoncollege.edu. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

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Young, Fr Stephen De. "Parish History". Archangel Gabriel Antiochian Orthodox Church. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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"Lafayette named the happiest city in U.S." The Daily Advertiser. Gannett. July 21, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
Capps, Andrew. "Lafayette Parish Council escalates deconsolidation fight with new commission". The Daily Advertiser. Gannett. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
Goff, Jessica. "Lafayette now third largest metro area in the state". The Daily Advertiser. Gannett. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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Wartelle, Kris. "Acadiana's Filipino community waiting for news following Typhoon Haiyan". The Daily Advertiser. Gannett. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
Stickney, Ken. "Study: Lafayette doesn't do enough to support LGBTQ community". The Daily Advertiser. Gannett. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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"As the tech industry grows in Acadiana, the race is on both locally and nationally for talent". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
"Tech company SchoolMint to move operations to Lafayette, creating 178 jobs with average salary of $74K". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. July 27, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
Wyatt, Megan (April 1, 2020). "New origin options for 2020 census could provide useful Cajun, Creole data". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
Taylor, Claire. "Deconsolidation still leaves Lafayette parish broke, former charter commissioners predict". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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Daigle, Adam (October 20, 2021). "Plans for Seven16 Tower in downtown Lafayette toned down, now to feature one tower". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
Daigle, Adam (January 26, 2022). "Tower project in downtown Lafayette on hold for now, developer says". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
Taylor, Claire (May 2019). "Downtown Main Street redevelopment retains $1 million to initiate project". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
Daigle, Adam (August 12, 2021). "Lafayette Parish population up 26.9%; Youngsville fastest-growing municipality in the state". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
"Lafayette bishop leads Easter service after losing mother, deacon to coronavirus". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. April 12, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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"Monique Blanco Boulet defeats Josh Guillory in Lafayette mayor-president's race". November 18, 2023.
Mamone, Davide (October 2021). "Violent crime and homicides increase in Lafayette, following state, national trends". The Acadiana Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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Daily, Geoff (November 9, 2020). "COLUMN: The city of Lafayette is trapped in consolidated government". The Current. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
Maloyed, Christie (December 5, 2018). "Consolidation was about money. Fixing it is about democracy". The Current. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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"Amazon building massive fulfillment center in Lafayette Parish". WAFB. Gray Television. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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"Remington College in Lafayette – Lafayette Technical School". Remingtoncollege.edu. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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"20 Biggest Companies In Lafayette, LA - Zippia". www.zippia.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

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