Lafayette
USA · Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in Louisiana and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish. It is located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; the consolidated city-parish's population was 241,753 in 2020. The Lafayette metropolitan area was Louisiana's third largest metropolitan statistical area with a population of 478,384 at the 2020 census. The Acadiana region containing Lafayette is the largest population and economic corridor between Houston, Texas and New Orleans.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Louisiana
- Main language
- English
- On the map
- 30.22° N, 92.02° W
Near Lafayette
- New Orleans · 189 km away
- Galveston · 287 km away
- Jackson · 289 km away
- Biloxi · 301 km away
- Houston · 327 km away
- Mobile · 385 km away
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Where to stay
The Cypress Flats
9.5/10 · 83 reviews
Holiday Inn & Suites Lafayette North by IHG
9.2/10 · 528 reviews
Home2 Suites by Hilton Parc Lafayette
9.2/10 · 511 reviews
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Lafayette South at River Ranch
9.2/10 · 299 reviews
Drury Inn & Suites Lafayette LA
9.1/10 · 999 reviews
Comfort Suites Oil Center
9/10 · 970 reviews
Homewood Suites Lafayette-Airport
9/10 · 468 reviews
Staybridge Suites Lafayette-Airport by IHG
9/10 · 281 reviews
Hilton Garden Inn Lafayette/Cajundome
8.8/10 · 575 reviews
Comfort Inn & Suites Scott-West Lafayette
8.8/10 · 131 reviews