Welcome

WELCOME to Lafayette, the Heart of Acadiana and an educational and economic center of southwestern Louisiana.

Acadian Ambulance...511

Fire(Emergency)...911

Poison Control Center...911

Police (Emergency)...911

Acadian CARES
(AIDS Relief, Education & Support)...233-2437

Bus Service...291-8570

City Court...291-8720

City Marshall...291-8725

Crime Stoppers...232-TIPS or 232-8477

City/Parish Consolidated Government...291-8300

Diocese of Lafayette(Information)...261-5500

Lafayette General Medical Center...289-7991

Surgery Center, Inc...233-8603

University Medical Center (UMC)...261-6000

Vermilion Hospital...210-1550

Women’s & Children’s Hospital...521-9100

Salvation Army...235-2407

Sexual Abuse Response Center...269-1557

Sheriff (Mark Garbor)...236-5610

Atmos Energy...1-888-852-2424

Entergy...1-800-368-3749

Lafayette Utility Service (LUS)...291-8280

Sewer Problems...291-5755

Water, Utilities (Problems)...291-5740

Lafayette Tourism...www.lafayettetravel.com

Lafayette Nightlife...www.downtownlafayette.org

UL Lafayette...482-1000

Connecting electricity...291-8280

Police Station...291-8600

Hospitals...Go to the UL Clinic FIRST only in emergency call 911

Acadian Village...981-2364

Acadiana Arts Council...233-7060

Acadian CARES
(AIDS Relief, Education & Support)...233-2437

Alcoholics Anonymous...991-0830

Art Gallery, Lafayette...269-0363

Art Museum, University...482-2278

Automobile Registration...1-877-368-5463

Bar Cards...291-8697

Blood Services, United...235-5433

Bus Service...291-8570

City Court...291-8720

City Hall...291-8200

City Marshall...291-8725

Convention and Visitors Bureau...232-3737

Council for the Development of
French in Louisiana (CODOFIL)...262-5810

Crime Stoppers...232-TIPS or 232-8477

Diocese of Lafayette(Information)...261-5500

Downtown Development Authority...291-5566

Drivers License Information...886-3713

Emergency Preparedness Office...291-5075

Festival International de Louisiane...232-8086

Fire Prevention...291-8704

Garbage Pickup...232-5730

Health Information Center...988-1816

Heymann Performing Arts and Convention Center

Business Office...291-5540

Ticket Office...291-5555

Crossroad Regional Hospital...1-800-737-3808

Lafayette General Medical Center...289-7991

Medical Center of Southwest Louisiana...981-2949

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital...289-2000

Surgery Center, Inc...233-8603

University Medical Center (UMC)...261-6000

Vermilion Hospital...210-1550

Women’s & Children’s Hospital...521-9100

International Trade Development...291-5474

Library (Lafayette Parish)...261-5775

Museum, Lafayette (Alexandre Mouton House)...234-2208

Natural History Museum and Planetarium...291-5544

Nature Station...291-8448

Post Office Information...1-800-275-8777

Productivity Center (ULL)...482-6767

Recreation Centers

George Bowles...291-8381

Girard Park...291-8379

J. Carlton James...291-8386

Martin Luther King...291-5561

Robicheaux...291-8885

Thomas Park...291-5553

Red Cross...234-7371

Salvation Army...235-2407

Sewer Problems...291-5755

Sexual Abuse Response Center...269-1557

Sheriff (Mark Garber)...236-5610

Street Conditions (Complaints)...291-8517

Street Lights (Complaints)...291-5700

Symphony, Acadiana...232-4277

Time and Temperature...235-5111

Times of Acadiana...289-6382

Tourist Center...232-3737

Traffic Lights (Problems)...291-8568

Traffic Signs...291-8565

Transit System...291-8570

United Blood Services...235-5433

University Art Museum...482-2278

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL)...482-1000

Atmos Energy...1-888-852-2424

Entergy...1-800-368-3749

Lafayette Utility Service (LUS)...291-8280

Utilities, Billing...291-8271

Utilities, Connection...291-8280

Vermilionville...233-4077

Waste Services...291-8518

Allied Waste...1-800-256-1886

Waste Management...1-800-423-0645

Water, Utilities(Problems)...291-5740

Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government

Local government body for Lafayette City and Lafayette Parish Chief executive: A City-Parish President, rather than a mayor Representative body: Lafayette City-Parish Council

Traffic, public transit, planning, development review

Utilities (electricity, water, waste water, fiber optic network)

City-Parish President and 9 council members

4 night service routes

Equipped with bicycle rack and security cameras

www.downtownLafayette.org

Evangeline Thruway and Willow Street

Information on Festivals and Events

Museums and Attractions

Hotels and Restaurants

www.Lafayette.travel

LEDA works with businesses as they make decisions to start, expand or relocate in Lafayette, LA and the surrounding communities.

Through innovative collaborations with business, government and education,

LEDA strives to diversify the community’s business base for future growth and development.

Business Facilities- Job Growth Leaders

Lafayette was recognized as the 5^th best city for job growth in the U.S.

SB&D- Top 10 in the South

Lafayette was recognized in the annual Top 10 issue as being a sizzling mid-market economy.

Milken- Best Performing Cities Index

For the sixth time in seven years, Lafayette is ranked in the top 25 metros in the Best Performing Cities Index. Lafayette gained five spots, coming in at 19 out of the 200 largest metros.

One Acadiana, formerly the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, is transforming into a national-caliber regional economic development organization serving a nine-parish (county) area in south Louisiana.

One Acadiana is focused on a long-term vision of making the region one of the most high quality, sought after places in the South for business and talent.

Twitter: @OneAcadiana

Facebook.com/OneAcadiana

Airlines offer daily nonstop flights to hubs in:

Atlanta via Delta Airlines

Dallas/Fort Worth via American Eagle Airlines

Houston and Denver via United Airlines

Links Southwest Louisiana to the world.

Offers an easy, cost-effective and convenient alternative to large city terminals

Provides a safe and secure environment for travelers.

501,101 airline passengers in 2014, the best year on record

25,818,110 pounds of cargo, also one of the best years on record

Five minutes from UL campus

International networking opportunities

UL Lafayette cited in latest editions
Princeton Review’s "Best 378 Colleges"
and
Forbe's "America’s Best Colleges"

Lafayette is located in the happiest state.

Lafayette ranked as one of America's "Top 100 Places to Live".

Welcoming and diverse population.

Great education and much fun.

1700’s – French and Acadians (originally from Nova Scotia). settled in this region already populated by several Native American tribes

1821 - Jean Mouton founded Vermilionville, named after the Bayou Vermilion. He donated the land for the church and courthouse.

Vermilionville renamed in 1884 after General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, French military hero who fought with George Washington’s American revolutionaries during the War of Independence.

Total area: 49.2 sq mi (127.0 km²)

City Population: 124,276 (2013 est.)

Parish Population: 235,644 (2014 est.)

Based on agriculture until 1940’s.

The petroleum and natural gas industry then became more dominant.

Last decade developing as a technology hub: LITE, Fiber to the Home, etc.

Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) is the world's first and only data visualization facility open to both public and private sector. LITE enhances training programs in the oil and gas, healthcare and education industries by creating Immersive Virtual Learning Environments (IVLE) that recreate the sight, sounds and dangers of real-life situations.

Named one of the fastest home Internet provides in the world.

Recognized by the White House as a Pioneer City in the US Ignite program.

Recognized by FCC Thomas Wheeler as an example of broadband success.

Only provider in Lafayette with a peering arrangement with UL Lafayette.

Only provider of public WiFi access during major events throughout the city.