The Gateway to South Louisiana
The late Nathan Stansbury served as 15th Judicial District Court District Attorney from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. He was one the most powerful and influential political figures in the region. This was a time when Democrats still held every major elected office and he served along with the late Sheriff Don Breaux. As […]
Southside High School was the first graded school built in Lafayette and construction was completed in 1907. Proceeds from the first Lafayette Parish tax were used to build the structure which was located at the corner of Jefferson and Main downtown. When Lafayette High School was built on University Ave in 1926, Southside was used […]
Whenever you’re in downtown Lafayette and driving by the Parish Courthouse, it’s worth your while to view the beautiful and historic structure at 217 West Main Street. Designed by architect George Knapp of Lafayette, the building was erected in 1898 and was the site of the Bank of Lafayette. On June 26, 1906 the building […]
In 1969, what had been a loosely knit informal group of attorneys, formalized into the Lafayette Parish Bar Association by the filing of a Charter signed by all 83 lawyers who practiced in the Parish. In five years, the membership had almost doubled to 151 members. The first record of formal volunteerism for the indigent […]
The Hamilton Training School operated on McKinley Street on the campus of SLI, the Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette, from 1939-1977. The students attending lived in the area and were children of SLI/USL staff and faculty. The school provided a setting for student teachers to learn their craft. Over the years, its name changed to […]