Lafayette, Louisiana

Life in Lafayette, Louisiana, explained by people who’ve lived in Lafayette:



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Lafayette Favorites

What’s your favorite thing about living in Lafayette?

  • Festivals. (Nikki, 6 years)

Lafayette Least Favorites

What’s your least favorite thing about living in Lafayette?

  • Traffic. (Nikki, 6 years)

Lafayette Things To Do

What are fun things to do in Lafayette?

  • Downtown Alive, Rhythms in the River, festivals, Children’s museum. (Nikki, 6 years)

Lafayette Reputation

What’s Lafayette known for?

  • Zydeco music. (Nikki, 6 years)

Lafayette Crime

What’s the crime like in Lafayette? (hot spot areas, etc.)

  • Downtown has gotten kind of bad lately, so we try to avoid it at night. (Nikki, 6 years)

Lafayette Advice

Any advice for people moving to Lafayette?

  • Learn how to get around Lafayette by using side roads. (Nikki, 6 years)

Lafayette Stories

Share an experience you’ve had in Lafayette (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).

  • We love going to Festival International! We hop from stage to stage and enjoy all the food and drinks. (Nikki, 6 years)

Lafayette Future

How do you think Lafayette will change over the next 10 years?

  • Continue to grow and the housing market will boom once the price of oil comes back. (Nikki, 6 years)

Lafayette Facts

Any other interesting facts about Lafayette?

  • We love to eat at small hole in the wall restaurants. Those usually have the most character and best food. (Nikki, 6 years)