Lafayette, Louisiana 2
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Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States,[1] on the Vermilion River. The population was 110,257 at the 2000 census; a 2007 census estimate put the metropolitan area's population at 256,494.[2] It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the larger principal city of the Lafayette-Acadiana, LA Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2007, had an estimated total population of 538,470.[3]
The city was founded as Vermilionville in 1821 by a French-speaking Acadian named Jean Mouton. In 1884, it was renamed for General Lafayette, a French military hero who fought with and significantly aided the American Army during the American Revolutionary War. [4] The city's economy was primarily based on agriculture until the 1940s, when the petroleum and natural gas industry became dominant.
Lafayette is the center of the Cajun culture in Louisiana and the US. Lafayette has a strong tourism industry because of the Cajun and Creole cultures of the surrounding region. The Cajun cuisine is one of the most distinctive cuisines in the US, and perhaps because of the Cajun reputation for good food, it has one of the highest numbers of restaurants per capita of any U.S. city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.7 square miles (123.5 km²), of which, 47.6 square miles (123.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.19%) is water.
Lafayette is located on the West Gulf Coastal Plain. What is now Lafayette was part of the seabed during the Quaternary Period. During this time, the Mississippi River cut a 325 foot deep valley between what is now Lafayette and Baton Rouge. This valley was filled and is now the Atchafalaya Basin. Lafayette is located on the western rim of this valley. This land, called the southwestern Louisiana Prairie Terrace, is higher up and not made of wetland like much of the surrounding areas to the south and west of Lafayette. Because of this, Lafayette does not suffer significant flooding problems.
The Vermilion River runs through the center of Lafayette. Other significant waterways in the city are Isaac Verot Coulee, Coulee Mine, Coulee des Poches and Coulee Ile des Cannes, which are natural drainage canals that lead to the Vermilion River.
Lafayette's climate is described as humid subtropical using Köppen climate classification. Lafayette is typical of areas along the Gulf of Mexico in that it has hot, humid summers and mild winters. (See table below for average temperatures for Lafayette.)
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Lafayette is the heart of Acadiana and the center of Cajun culture in Louisiana and the United States. As such, Lafayette has many cultural places of interest.
Acadiana Center for the Arts
Acadian Village is a reconstructed Cajun bayou community (of moved and reassembled authentic buildings) and has a representative collection of Cajun furnishings. Website
Acadiana Center for the Arts
Alexandre Mouton House Museum was home to Louisiana's first Democratic governor, Alexandre Mouton, who once lived in this antebellum town house. It is now a museum and contains a collection of antiques, historical documents, and old Mardi Gras costumes.
Borden's Ice Cream, the last Borden's Ice Cream location in the country.
Cajundome, home to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns basketball teams, serves as a convention space.
Cajun Field also nicknamed "the Swamp" is home to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.
Children's Museum of Acadiana
Cité des Arts
Cypress Lake
Downtown Lafayette the heart of culture in Lafayette.
Heymann Center A performing arts center.
Jean Lafitte National Park Acadian Cultural Center
Jefferson Street Market has 65 shops under one roof, offering everything from fine French antiques to fine art by regional artists.
Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium is a combination museum and planetarium, which houses over 1,000 paintings, prints and sculpture of Louisiana artists and regularly changing exhibits and planetarium programs.
Lafayette Public Library System
Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) is a state-of-the-art resource center encompassing the world's first six-sided, digital virtual reality cube as well as the world's largest digital 3-D auditorium.
Mall of Acadiana - Contains a Dillards, Sears, JCPenny, Macy's, and over 120 specialty stores and services.
National Wetlands Research Center is a research facility operated by the U.S. Geological Survey that focuses on estuarine, marine, and freshwater wetlands.
Paul and Lulu Hillard University Art Museum has a Permanent Collection consisting of more than 2000 works of art, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, and photographs that represent 18th, 19th and 20th century Louisiana, in addition to works from around the world.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Vermilionville is a reconstruction of a Cajun-Creole settlement from the 1765-to-1890 era
Zoo of Acadiana is located nearby in Broussard.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana 4
Image by Ken Lund
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States,[1] on the Vermilion River. The population was 110,257 at the 2000 census; a 2007 census estimate put the metropolitan area's population at 256,494.[2] It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the larger principal city of the Lafayette-Acadiana, LA Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2007, had an estimated total population of 538,470.[3]
The city was founded as Vermilionville in 1821 by a French-speaking Acadian named Jean Mouton. In 1884, it was renamed for General Lafayette, a French military hero who fought with and significantly aided the American Army during the American Revolutionary War. [4] The city's economy was primarily based on agriculture until the 1940s, when the petroleum and natural gas industry became dominant.
Lafayette is the center of the Cajun culture in Louisiana and the US. Lafayette has a strong tourism industry because of the Cajun and Creole cultures of the surrounding region. The Cajun cuisine is one of the most distinctive cuisines in the US, and perhaps because of the Cajun reputation for good food, it has one of the highest numbers of restaurants per capita of any U.S. city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.7 square miles (123.5 km²), of which, 47.6 square miles (123.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.19%) is water.
Lafayette is located on the West Gulf Coastal Plain. What is now Lafayette was part of the seabed during the Quaternary Period. During this time, the Mississippi River cut a 325 foot deep valley between what is now Lafayette and Baton Rouge. This valley was filled and is now the Atchafalaya Basin. Lafayette is located on the western rim of this valley. This land, called the southwestern Louisiana Prairie Terrace, is higher up and not made of wetland like much of the surrounding areas to the south and west of Lafayette. Because of this, Lafayette does not suffer significant flooding problems.
The Vermilion River runs through the center of Lafayette. Other significant waterways in the city are Isaac Verot Coulee, Coulee Mine, Coulee des Poches and Coulee Ile des Cannes, which are natural drainage canals that lead to the Vermilion River.
Lafayette's climate is described as humid subtropical using Köppen climate classification. Lafayette is typical of areas along the Gulf of Mexico in that it has hot, humid summers and mild winters. (See table below for average temperatures for Lafayette.)
[edit] Points of Interest
Lafayette is the heart of Acadiana and the center of Cajun culture in Louisiana and the United States. As such, Lafayette has many cultural places of interest.
Acadiana Center for the Arts
Acadian Village is a reconstructed Cajun bayou community (of moved and reassembled authentic buildings) and has a representative collection of Cajun furnishings. Website
Acadiana Center for the Arts
Alexandre Mouton House Museum was home to Louisiana's first Democratic governor, Alexandre Mouton, who once lived in this antebellum town house. It is now a museum and contains a collection of antiques, historical documents, and old Mardi Gras costumes.
Borden's Ice Cream, the last Borden's Ice Cream location in the country.
Cajundome, home to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns basketball teams, serves as a convention space.
Cajun Field also nicknamed "the Swamp" is home to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.
Children's Museum of Acadiana
Cité des Arts
Cypress Lake
Downtown Lafayette the heart of culture in Lafayette.
Heymann Center A performing arts center.
Jean Lafitte National Park Acadian Cultural Center
Jefferson Street Market has 65 shops under one roof, offering everything from fine French antiques to fine art by regional artists.
Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium is a combination museum and planetarium, which houses over 1,000 paintings, prints and sculpture of Louisiana artists and regularly changing exhibits and planetarium programs.
Lafayette Public Library System
Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) is a state-of-the-art resource center encompassing the world's first six-sided, digital virtual reality cube as well as the world's largest digital 3-D auditorium.
Mall of Acadiana - Contains a Dillards, Sears, JCPenny, Macy's, and over 120 specialty stores and services.
National Wetlands Research Center is a research facility operated by the U.S. Geological Survey that focuses on estuarine, marine, and freshwater wetlands.
Paul and Lulu Hillard University Art Museum has a Permanent Collection consisting of more than 2000 works of art, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, and photographs that represent 18th, 19th and 20th century Louisiana, in addition to works from around the world.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Vermilionville is a reconstruction of a Cajun-Creole settlement from the 1765-to-1890 era
Zoo of Acadiana is located nearby in Broussard.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana
Yongsan celebrates at the Fall Festival
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Yongsan celebrates at the Fall Festival
By Pfc. Han Samuel
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YONGSAN GARRISON - Community members lined the sidewalks of Williams Avenue on U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan to view the opening parade for the 2011 Fall Festival, Oct. 8.
The day began with an extravagant show as the various groups were led by the United Nations Command Color Guard, the Yumkwang Women’s High School marching band, and convertibles carrying the Deputy to the USAG Yongsan Commander Henry Stuart, this year’s volunteer of the year Ella Catineau, and the Seoul American High School Homecoming Queen and King.
Other groups that marched in the parade included several boy and girl scout troops, organizations such as Better Opportunities for Single Servicemembers, a traditional Korean dancing crew and motorcycle clubs to name a few.
Several of the groups interacted freely with the observers, handing out candy and treats. The Area II Republic of Korea Support Group who dressed as traditional and historical Korean roles, such as emperors and generals, vigorously waved their weapons, danced, and took pictures with the community as they marched in the parade and acted in character.
Towards the end of the parade, the groups performed before judges to compete for the six prizes given to groups recognized as the best marching, the best vehicle, the most children, the best military theme, the best musical and the best non-ID card holders’ entries, who were each awarded R & R Bar and Grill gift certificates valued at 0 each.
These certificates could be used directly at the Fall Festival where the R & R Bar and Grill opened up booths and catered hot dogs, barbecued ribs and hamburgers to the community.
Following the parade, 2011 Fall Festival entertainment continued next to Collier Community Fitness Center. Child Youth and School Services School of Knowledge, Inspiration, Exploration and Skills teams, the 2nd Infantry Division Band, the Football Club Art performance using soccer balls, the Zumba Class, Mannam with Korean traditional instruments, and groups performing beat box and b-boy dances all took to the stage to wow and entertain the crowds.
Many of the shows encouraged audience participation such as the Zumba Class performance where the audience joined in on the Zumba. The Football Club Art performance, beat box and b-boy groups also invited the community on stage to interact with members of the team and to learn the basics on how to dance and beat box.
Another highlight of the day was a community pet show where proud owners entered their dogs, cats and rodents in a competition divided into categories based on size – including a category for stuffed animals.
Awards were given to all participants judged on a wide array of criteria including most obedient, best looking, and even one for the ugliest dog.
A scavenger hunt was also held at the 2011 Fall Festival allowing lucky community members to win prizes based on drawings. The greatly coveted grand prize, which was a roundtrip airline ticket to the U.S., was awarded to Mi Young Carpenter.
Bad Moon Band concluded the day’s entertainment with a spectacular performance.
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