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www.lafayettela.gov. Lafayette (/ ˌlæfiˈɛt, ˌlɑːf -/ LA (H)-F-ee-ET, French: [lafajɛt]) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, [ 3 ] located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; [ 4 ] the consolidated ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Lafayette, city, seat (1824) of Lafayette parish, south-central Louisiana, U.S., on the Vermilion River 55 miles (88 km) southwest of Baton Rouge. The area was first settled by exiledAcadiansfrom Nova Scotiain 1763. The earliest village, Vermilionville, was established in 1824 but was renamed for the French general the marquis de Lafayettein 1884.
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Mar 18, 2021 · This Greek-Revival home was built in 1820 by Jean Mouton, who later founded the city of Lafayette in 1821. His son Alexandre married in 1826 and added on to the home where he lived until 1836. Alexandre became a US Senator in 1837 and the Governor of Louisiana in 1843. Today, the house serves as the Lafayette Museum. Charles Mouton Plantation
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Jun 22, 2017 · Lafayette, Indiana had adopted the name in 1825 —a year when the United States was in the grip of Lafayette-mania. Between July 1824 and September 1825, the beloved Frenchman completed a triumphal tour of all 24 states in the Union at the invitation of President James Monroe. Politicians burnished their patriotic credentials by appearing ...
In 1824—nearly 50 years after his first victory in America, Lafayette toured the United States on a farewell tour. During this visit, the U.S. Congress voted to give him $200,000 (worth the equivalent of $3 million 1983 dollars) and twenty-five thousand acres of Federal lands.
The city got its name in 1844 when it was named after the French Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette has a history almost as colorful as the history of the state of Louisiana, which actually was governed by 10 different flags from the period of time beginning 1541 until 1803 when it became a possession of the United States.
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Aug 16, 2024 · Lafayette Returns. On August 16, 1824, over 80,000 people lined the streets of Manhattan to welcome back a French hero of the American Revolution. President James Monroe had invited Lafayette, the last living major general from the Revolutionary War, to tour the United States and celebrate the nation's 50th anniversary.
