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Good food, good, people, good times.
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Blowing up into a suburban cultural wasteland.
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The heart of Cajun country- great food and people.
Cemetery of St John the Evangelist Cathedral
basstbn Says: There is something especially evocative about all south Louisiana cemeteries, and this is no exception. Most have live oak trees which seem to be "weeping" due to the spanish moss. Also, because of the high water table, above ground burial is necessary.St John's burial...
basstbn Says: This southern live oak tree* on the grounds of the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist is believed to be one of the largest of its species in the USA. It is estimated to be approximately 500 years old. Just how big is it? According to the plaque found near the tree and...
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
basstbn Says: Originally called l'Église St-Jean du Vermilion, St. John's was the first church in Lafayette parish. Property for its first building was donated in 1821 by Jean Mouton, the city's founder and father of Alexandre Mouton, a US Senator and 11th governor of the state of...
Gypsygirl05 Says: I was really impressed with this zoo. It looks like a podunk little thing off the side of the road, but that's because the natural landscape is incorporated into the zoo. There is an incredible array of species and types of animals (including tigers, Australian kingfishers,...
Jolietvilletraveler Says: Cajun Country Swamp Tours..."eco" tour with Walter "Butch" Guchereau...a delightful, knowledgeable native of the area. Gives a profwessional swamp tour aboard an open Cajun crawfish skiff thru a primitive area. You get to see the "Real" swamp! A 2 hour tour at a very...
Fairfield Inn & Suites Lafayette South
1 Review and 85 Opinions This newer facility provided two nights of much needed rest during our recent road trip. We loved...
1 Review and 14 Opinions Ive never stayed here but I visited to research Louisiana Hostels for a design project. The owner is...
Johnson's Boucanière: Outlandishly Good Gumbo!
basstbn Says: We wanted to sample a taste of the local cuisine, but a) were traveling with our doggy pal, and b) weren't excited about paying the prices we were seeing on the menus of the better-known local Cajun and seafood places. Nancy had noticed a rustic-looking little place a block...
Chris' Po Boys: World's Best Po Boy Sandwiches
tmyroniak Says: Small, unassuming cafe-type retaurant that you wouldn't look twice at unless you knew how good the food was. The shrimp po boys are awesome. The freshest bread and cabbage with cajun fried shrimp have left a permanent impression on my tounge. If I didn't live 2500 miles...
Copeland's: Best Franchise Restaurant
tmyroniak Says: Copeland's is a chain restaurant, but damn it's good. Ambiance, from decor to music and staff hospitality reflects the best of class cajun country has to offer. If I had the $$$, I'd open one in California. Spinach and artichoke dip is served with fried bowtie pasta, and...
Nimbeaux's: Watch the service!
Jolietvilletraveler Says: We went to Lafayette to eat cajun/creole. This was our first meal when we arrived, lunchtime. Ordered cups of gumbo and asked, TWICE, to have it brought First/as an appetizer, etc. It came AFTER the entree and only then after we asked where it was!!!! Waitress blamed it on...
Randol's: Go late enough to enjoy the music!
Jolietvilletraveler Says: Live music every night. Great oysters on the 1/2 shell. They have huge dance floor glassed off separate and band started t 6:30 p.m. Floor crowded most of the time. Only problem is they have closed circuit tv playing tapes of other nights which they did not turn off! Were...
Prejean's: We weren't impressed!
Jolietvilletraveler Says: Prejean's is advertised as "award winning cuisine, live cajun music & casual fun!" Sure it is.Huge open dining area, Very loud with everyone talking, yelling, etc. In fact, so loud, it was very hard to hear the poor cajun band, whom nobody even clapped for at the end of the...
Le Cuisine de Maman: Great Creole/Cajun Food
Basaic Says: I love Creole/Cajun food and the restaurant on the grounds of Vermillionville has great food served buffet style. It is all you can eat too. I think it was about $12, and was worth every penny. Great seafood and a superb shrimp chowder.
Gypsygirl05 Says: Lafayette has too many cars and not enough roadspace, and it often results in slow-moving traffic. It happens at all times of the day (not just typical rush-hour time), so trying to get 3 miles downtown can take upwards of 20 minutes. Just a general warning if you have a...
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This is just a great experience as the Oil Center has a little bit of everything for any taste. It ranges from Custom Wine at Phillipe's Wine Market to Cigars at the Cigar Merchant to Fine Art at Rebecca's Art Gallery to old fashioed toys at the Toy Soldier and one of the best finds in the Oil Center - The Kinchenary (a wonderful Kitchen and baking shop).
What to buy: Anything and Everything that your heart desires.
What to pay: It all depends on if you are gong to SHOP or going to Shop.
Written Feb 26, 2005
Address: The OIl Center
Rude_boy22 Says: This is the deep south, and it is steeped in the old ways. I'll let you choose if you want to adhere to the old ways or "stick it to the man" you rebel you. It is expected to take a hat off indoors, old school chivallry ( I probably spelled that wrong , but I'm to lazy to...
BarryAir Says: Well, we just made it thru Gustav, and now comes Ike. We were fortunate to only have our electricity out for 17 hours for Gustav, and very little damage. I fixed up my fence and cut up the tree limbs at my house and three of my neighbors houses that couldnt do for themself...
Hurricane Gustav is coming!!!!!
BarryAir Says: Here we go again. This one is aimed right for us. Looks like the winds will hit us starting monday or maybe late sunday. Maybe you could come visit and live thru one of these sometime. Its a strange feeling, year after year.
Eat your way through the Lafayette area
khaki Says: Take a look at the Boudin Trailhttp://www.lafayettetravel.com/vacations/tours/boudin_trail.cfmIts an hour's drive from my house to Lafayette - but well worth it just to get good Boudin. There's not one link left by the time we get back home!!!
Basaic Says: In addition to all the cultural attractions within Vermillionville there is a short, easy nature trail that follows the shoreline of the bayous and showcases the animal and plantlife indigenous to the area.
Rude_boy22 Says: Lafayette, known for its food, humidity, culture, and... ice hockey? While visiting around five years ago, Some friends gave me a call...."Why don't y'all get ready and we'll come pick you up for an ice gata's match" "What" "Da' Ice gatas, man you been up there dat' long-...
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One of the six parts of the Jean Lafitte National Historic Site, the Acadian Cultural Center, is in Lafayette. Inside the cultural center is a very nice museum that covers many aspects of the Acadian...
Cajun Country yummmmmmmmmm We have drive-thru daquiri huts, that just about says it all.
Lafayette is the heart of Cajun Country. Beautiful bayous and close to the Gulf Of Mexico. The best foods ever, Crawfish, Shrimp, Oysters, Crab....and so on......and dont fergit Cajun Music!!! I spend...
Creole = a variety of combinations of French culture with Spanish, African or Caribbean cultures in colonial Louisiana. Cajun culture = French colonial culture melded with mainland French traditions...
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