The Gateway to South Louisiana
When you think of the South, you envision friendly people with warm hospitality and gracious manners. Historically, it’s the way we’ve been raised, to smile, welcome people into our homes, and make people feel at home.In today’s world, there isn’t always the same focus on manners and etiquette. Discover Lafayette is proud to shine the light […]
Lafayette is known as the “Hub City.” Lynn Guidry’s love of the community inspired him to develop a fascinating presentation on the history of Lafayette and its visionary decisions which positioned it to become the hub of Acadiana. Guidry has shared this historical account countless times with civic clubs and Leadership Lafayette classes so that Lafayette’s […]
Blue Rolfes, longtime anchor of KLFY TV10 who now serves as Communications Director for the Diocese of Lafayette, discusses her career as a journalist, balancing family and work, and her love of Lafayette’s culture and people on this episode of Discover Lafayette. Blue grew up in Lake Charles, but would travel to Lafayette often to […]
Robert Dafford, a Lafayette native and resident, is one of the most prolific muralists in America having painted over 400 works of public art across the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, and England. Dafford has painted twenty large scale canvasses depicting the Expulsion of the Acadians from Acadie (now Nova Scotia) in 1765 leading to […]
Jady Regard embodies the spirit of Louisiana. Well-known throughout Acadiana for his chief day job as C. N. O., or Chief Nut Officer, of Cane River Pecan Company, Jady brings a sense of joie de vivre to everything he does. But don’t let this fun-loving persona mislead you; while Jady Regard’s humor can be disarming, […]