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Bach Lunch

Held on Fridays in the fall and spring from 12 – 1 p.m. in Downtown Lafayette, LA, Bach Lunch offers bag lunch options for purchase beginning at 11:15 a.m. from some of the area's local eateries coupled with live music from area musicians. Proceeds from the bag lunches go towards supporting the Lafayette Science Museum.

2023 Spring Schedule of Performers

April 21
Boma Bango

April 28
Dustin Gaspard & His Rockabye Choir

May 19
Zach Edwards and The Medicine

October 13
Michael Juan Nunez + Erik Adcock

October 20
Major Handy & The Louisiana Blues Band ft. Sharona Thomas

Donuts in Lafayette, LA

Donuts are a breakfast staple spanning communities, breakrooms, coffee shops, and early morning meetings no matter where you reside in the US. Nothing... Read More

Lafayette Weekly

The original Pine Leaf Boys will reunite for a 20th-anniversary performance at the Hideaway on Lee Thursday night. Accordionist Wilson Savoy and fiddler... Read More

September Events Spotlight

If you're looking to spend some time in the Hub City and want to know what events are happening in September, you're in the right place.... Read More

Top Sights in River Ranch

River Ranch is a planned community in the heart of Lafayette, LA. The traditional neighborhood development features more than 900 households in two... Read More

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Getting to Lafayette

The city of Lafayette, LA is located in the center of Lafayette Parish at the intersection of I-10 and I-49 between New Orleans and Houston and only 35 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. The eight parishes that comprise the area are Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion. Acadiana is made up of 22 South Louisiana parishes that extend from south of Alexandria in the center of the state, to Lake Charles on the west, south of New Orleans on the east, and to the Gulf of Mexico in the south.

Lafayette Parish Map

Plan Your Escape

Lafayette, LA is at the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country, an area known as the ‘Happiest City in America’ and it’s no mystery. Whether your passion is for our rich cultural history, the bustling culinary scene or distinctive blend of Cajun and Zydeco music, you can be sure you will leave beaming from ear to ear. Plan your escape to the Happiest City in America.

Woman playing the fiddle to reclined partner at Lake Martin.

Happiest City in America

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