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'''Lafayette''' is a city in southern [[Louisiana]], the seat of government for Lafayette Parish, located on the Vermilion River. It is particularly known for its [[petroleum]] industry, Cajun cooking and music, and friendly people.
The fourth largest city in the state, Lafayette had a 2015 census population estimate of 127,657.<ref name=estimate>{{cite web|title=Population Estimates |url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015-3.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}</ref> Lafayette is called a "Hub City" because its extended area of commerce includes Opelousas and Morgan City, with a combined population of 627,146 in 2015.<ref name=estimate/>
The city is served by a daily newspaper, ''The Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' which began in 1865 under the publisher [[William B. Bailey]], who was the [[mayor]] of Lafayette from 1884 to 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site16.php|title=Bailey, William B.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' by the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref>
Lafayette has in recent yeas been a stronghold for most [[Republican Party|Republican]] political candidates though it voted in 2003 for [[Kathleen Blanco]], the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial nominee and a resident of Lafayette.
==Notable people==
*[[Jean-Paul Coussan]], current state representative for District 45
*[[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles]], Republican politicians
*[[Kevin Faulk]], running back for the [[New England Patriots]]
*[[Bobby John]], businessman, co-founder of J&J Exterminating Company
*[[John L. Loos]], [[Louisiana State University]] historian; retired to Lafayette
*[[Hall M. Lyons]], businessman and politician
*[[Roderick Miller]], former state representative
*[[Gus Weill]], political consultant and author
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lafayette}}
[[Category:Louisiana Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:The South]]
The fourth largest city in the state, Lafayette had a 2015 census population estimate of 127,657.<ref name=estimate>{{cite web|title=Population Estimates |url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015-3.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=December 7, 2016}}</ref> Lafayette is called a "Hub City" because its extended area of commerce includes Opelousas and Morgan City, with a combined population of 627,146 in 2015.<ref name=estimate/>
The city is served by a daily newspaper, ''The Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' which began in 1865 under the publisher [[William B. Bailey]], who was the [[mayor]] of Lafayette from 1884 to 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site16.php|title=Bailey, William B.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' by the Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=September 28, 2016}}</ref>
Lafayette has in recent yeas been a stronghold for most [[Republican Party|Republican]] political candidates though it voted in 2003 for [[Kathleen Blanco]], the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial nominee and a resident of Lafayette.
==Notable people==
*[[Jean-Paul Coussan]], current state representative for District 45
*[[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles]], Republican politicians
*[[Kevin Faulk]], running back for the [[New England Patriots]]
*[[Bobby John]], businessman, co-founder of J&J Exterminating Company
*[[John L. Loos]], [[Louisiana State University]] historian; retired to Lafayette
*[[Hall M. Lyons]], businessman and politician
*[[Roderick Miller]], former state representative
*[[Gus Weill]], political consultant and author
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lafayette}}
[[Category:Louisiana Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:The South]]