Trip Ideas

Welcome to Lafayette, LA, the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country where there are many ways to laissez les bons temps rouler or as we say it let the good times roll. Whatever your passion, be it music, cuisine, festivals, history, culture, shopping, architecture, arts, outdoors, wildlife, or a little bit of everything, we’ve got something for you to discover. So kick back, relax, and let us help plan your escape to the Happiest City in America.

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Luxurious Lafayette Sep 05

Luxurious Lafayette

Your Guide to High-End Shopping & Dining in Acadiana Thanks to its lucrative oil and gas industry…

Things To Do
Girlfriend's Getaway Aug 31

Girlfriend's Getaway

Girlfriend's Getaway We all know the importance of the family vacations and romantic getaways with your partner…

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Lafayette Nearcations Dec 23

Lafayette Nearcations

Within a short radius of Lafayette are numerous attractions, music, dancing, and unique fun in the outdoors, which is…

Inspiration Journal

Lafayette's blog showcasing the food, music, culture and history at the heart of Cajun & Creole Country.

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Dwayne Dopsie

For Dwayne Dopsie, zydeco music has never been something separate from life; it’s been part of it from the very beginning. Growing up in a legendary musical family, he spent…

Lafayette's Summertime Guide

Summer in Lafayette is more than a season. It’s long days, cold drinks, live music drifting through the air, and time spent outdoors or somewhere cool when the heat kicks…

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.

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