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June 21, 1984 (703 Lee Avenue: Lafayette: 17: Freetown-Port Rico Historic District: February 2, 2016 (Roughly bounded by East University Avenue, Lee Avenue, Garfield Street, Taft Street, Drain Street, East Pinhook Road, Guidry Street, Refinery Street, Lucille Avenue, Jefferson Street and Coolidge Street
Prejean actively served his Lafayette community in many other roles. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] From 1986 to 1988, Prejean was a volunteer Business Advisor and Board Member for St. Paul's Catholic School. In 2006, Prejean was member and president of the Lafayette Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation.
The Freetown-Port Rico Historic District is a historic district located in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. [2] The 220 acre area included 677 contributing buildings and 197 non-contributing buildings, as well as one contributing structure.
Carencro (/ ˈ k ær ən k r oʊ /; historically French: Saint-Pierre [2]) is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette . The population was 7,526 at the 2010 census , up from 6,120 in 2000 ; at the 2020 census , its population was 9,272. [ 3 ]
Pont Des Mouton (bridge of the Moutons) is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community, bridge, and access road are named after Jean and Marin Mouton, two local landowners who settled the area during the 1770s. [ 1 ]
Opelousas is also the fourth largest city in the Lafayette-Acadiana Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 537,947. Historically an area of settlement by French and Spanish Creoles , Creoles of color , and Acadians , Opelousas is the center of zydeco music.
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Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6]