City of Lafayette
Recent News About City of Lafayette
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Saturday Final Pickup For Blue Garbage And Recycling Carts
After final removal, residents must make arrangements for removal
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Lafayette Parks, Arts, Recreation, And Culture Collaborates With The New Orleans Pelicans For Free Youth Basketball Clinic
Get ready for some slam dunk fun! The Lafayette Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Culture Department (PARC) and the New Orleans Pelicans are teaming up to bring a fantastic, free youth basketball clinic to Lafayette.
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Aws And Lcg Address Operational Hiccups, Next Week Is Final Week For Blue Cart Pick Up
Acadiana Waste Services (AWS), the new waste management provider for residents in the city of Lafayette and unincorporated areas of Lafayette Parish, is navigating its second week of operations. Despite encountering some initial challenges, AWS is committed to reliable and efficient services residents expect.
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Lafayette Animal Shelter And Care Center Dogs Leave The Shelter For A Free Adoption Event
Long-time sheltered dogs looking for permanent home
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Destroy Personal Documents During Lafayette Consolidated Government And Keep Louisiana Beauiful’s Paper Shredding Day
Get rid of unwanted documents and protect against identify theft
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Grant Applications Open for Community-Initiated Projects in Evangeline Corridor
Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Community Development and Planning Department is now accepting grant applications from organizations for its Community-Initiated Project (CIP) Grant Program. The program, currently in its third cycle, aims to support community-driven projects in the Evangeline Corridor of Lafayette, LA.The CIP Grant Program seeks to empower local organizations to contribute to place-making, community pride, cultural history, and recreation. One of the successful grant recipients from the previous cycle is Fightingville Fresh Market. This organization...
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Lake Farm Road Extension Phase One Underway
Construction on the first phase of extending Lake Farm Road has begun. The project will be done in two phases starting with extending the road from Kaliste Saloom Road to Settlers Trace Boulevard.
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Lafayette Consolidated Government Clarifies Garbage And Recycling Carts Transition With Acadiana Waste Services
As Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) transitions its garbage and recycling provider from Republic Services to Acadiana Waste Services (AWS), LCG is addressing some frequently asked questions.
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Lafayette Consolidated Government Receives $8,000 Grant From Keep Louisiana Beautiful To Address Mardi Gras Litter And Waste
Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) and Keep Lafayette Beautiful (KLB), a Keep Louisiana Beautiful affiliate, are pleased to announce that it has been awarded an $8,000 grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful to tackle the issue of Mardi Gras litter and waste.
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12.6% of households in Lafayette received food stamps in 2020
Lafayette ranked 324th in Louisiana for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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43.9 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Lafayette
43.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lafayette in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Lafayette in 2020
Of the 126,674 people living in Lafayette in 2020, 51.9 percent (65,685) were women and 48.1 percent (60,989) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Lafayette Reporter.
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Census Bureau: 2.1% of people in Lafayette identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 126,666 citizens living in Lafayette in 2019, 97.9 percent said they were only one race, while 2.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 79 percent of people in Lafayette were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 126,666 citizens living in Lafayette in 2019, 100,114 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Lafayette population was 126,666 in 2019
Lafayette had a population of 126,666 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Lafayette Reporter.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Lafayette in 2019
Of the 126,666 people living in Lafayette in 2019, 51.3 percent (64,924) were women and 48.7 percent (61,742) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Lafayette Reporter.
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42.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lafayette
42.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lafayette in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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41.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lafayette
41.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lafayette in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 3.4% of people in Lafayette identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 126,674 citizens living in Lafayette in 2020, 96.6 percent said they were only one race, while 3.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau reports Lafayette population was 126,674 in 2020
Lafayette had a population of 126,674 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Lafayette Reporter.