Difference between revisions of "Lafayette"
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*[[John L. Loos]], [[Louisiana State University]] historian; retired to Lafayette | *[[John L. Loos]], [[Louisiana State University]] historian; retired to Lafayette | ||
*[[Hall M. Lyons]], businessman and politician | *[[Hall M. Lyons]], businessman and politician | ||
| + | *[[Louis J. Michot]], businessman and former state education superintendent | ||
| + | *[[Michael J. Michot]], businessman who served from 1996 to 2012 in both houses of the state legislature | ||
*[[Roderick Miller]], Republican former state representative | *[[Roderick Miller]], Republican former state representative | ||
*[[Gil Pinac]], hospital administrator and former state representative | *[[Gil Pinac]], hospital administrator and former state representative | ||
Revision as of 15:57, January 20, 2020
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.[1] However, if the unincorporated Metairie and Metairie Terrace in Jefferson Parish are included in the state rankings, Lafayette falls to sixth place, still comfortably ahead of its regional sister city of Lake Charles. Lafayette is called a "Hub City" because its extended area of commerce reaches to Opelousas and Morgan City, with a combined population of 627,146 in 2015.[1]
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.[2]
It has a full university, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, originally known as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute.
Lafayette has in recent yeas been a stronghold for most Republican political candidates though it voted in 2003 for Kathleen Blanco, the successful Democratic gubernatorial nominee and a resident of Lafayette.
Notable people
- Robert Angers, journalist and magazine publisher
- Kathleen Blanco, governor from 2004 to 2008
- 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
- Ron Gomez, conservative state representative, 1980-1989; journalist and businessman
- Moon Griffon, statewide radio talk show host; broadcasts from Lafayette
- 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
- Louis J. Michot, businessman and former state education superintendent
- Michael J. Michot, businessman who served from 1996 to 2012 in both houses of the state legislature
- Roderick Miller, Republican former state representative
- Gil Pinac, hospital administrator and former state representative
- Beth Rickey, Republican activist who exposed neo-Nazi ties of David Duke
- Kaliste Saloom, Jr., Lafayette city judge from 1953 to 1993
- Gus Weill, political consultant and author
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 7, 2016.
- ↑ Bailey, William B.. A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography by the Louisiana Historical Association. Retrieved on September 28, 2016.