Lafayette in Louisiana
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Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth-largest incorporated city in the state, and is the larger principal city of the Lafayette–Acadiana combined statistical area, which, in 2011, had an estimated total population of 554,517. It was founded as Vermilionville in 1821 by a French-speaking Acadian named Jean Mouton.

Located at 30.2167, -92.0333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public, research university located in Lafayette, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and has the second largest enrollment in Louisiana. Founded in 1898 as an industrial school, the institution developed into a four-year university during the twentieth century and became known by its present name in 1999.

Located at 30.2126, -92.0193 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Blackham Coliseum

Blackham Coliseum is a multipurpose arena in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was built on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus in 1949 as the home to the then-named SLI Bulldogs, now called the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball teams.

Located at 30.2106, -92.0331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana

The Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana is an ecclesiastical division of the Catholic Church in the United States. The oldest church in the diocese is the parish church of St. Martinville, dating back to 1756. The diocese was created on January 11, 1918 from the western part of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The size of the diocese was nearly halved by the creation of the Diocese of Lake Charles on January 29, 1980.

Located at 30.2139, -92.0294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cypress Lake (Lafayette, Louisiana)

Cypress Lake is a 2-acre swamp-like lake in the heart of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus that started as a buffalo wallow. Today it is a unique university landmark that is a habitat for native irises, alligators, turtles, birds and fish, as well as a hangout for students and a point of interest for tourists visiting Lafayette, Louisiana. Cypress Lake is casually called "The Swamp," which is also the nickname of the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns stadium, named Cajun Field.

Located at 30.2136, -92.018 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lafayette, Louisiana (Amtrak station)

The Lafayette Amtrak station is a train station in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. Lafayette Station was originally built by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad in either 1911 or 1912, but burned in a fire and abandoned on May 11, 2001. It was restored during the year 2002.

Located at 30.2267, -92.0144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Geography of Lafayette, Louisiana

Located at 30.2139, -92.0294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lafayette Parish Correctional Center

The Lafayette Parish Correctional Center (LPCC) is the parish jail for Lafayette Parish located in downtown Lafayette in the US state of Louisiana. It is run by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Mike Neustrom. The jail serves the cities of Lafayette, Scott, Carencro, and Broussard, the town of Duson, and the unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish. The LPCC is operated under the Corrections Division of the LPSO.

Located at 30.2233, -92.0214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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