Cajun fun in Lafayette
Lafayette, LA is the parish seat for Lafayette Parish in Louisiana. Lafayette is situated on the Vermilion River and is the fourth largest city in the state with a population around a half a million people. Originally founded as Vermilionville in 1821 by Jean Mouton and was latter renamed Lafayette after the French general Lafayette . Lafayette is the center of Cajun culture in Louisiana and maintains a strong tourist base due to this. Lafayette is not very far to the west from Baton Rogue and a few hours from New Orleans.
When visiting Lafayette you have to experience the Cajun music, food and art, after all that is probably what brought you here in the first place. The weekends begin traditionally on Friday nights with Zydeco and Cajun music filling the air. Resturaunts and bars touting fine Cajun fare and drink have local bands playing on the weekends late into the night.
When we go we like to stay at hotels Lafayette in the downtown area. From there it is easy to access on foot the places we enjoy frequenting. A weekend in Lafayette starts with a big dinner on Friday evening when we usually arrive and then dancing and drinking until early into Saturday morning. Saturday day is for sleeping and lounging until late afternoon when it all stars over again. Saturday nights dinner this time around was the best craw fish I have had in Louisiana. Many visits and many times eating craw fish, not sure the difference, but these were the best! After Saturday nights we get up on Sunday for a big breakfast and like to get ready for dancing all after noon in a local Zydeco hall. One would think after the parting late into the night on Saturday what could happen on Sunday? Zydeco! The halls usually open around noon and the music begins. The people begin showing up and by 4PM there is a crowd of folks dancing, singing and drinking. The lust for enjoyment of life is alive and well here. I always love our weekends on Louisiana and Lafayette is my favorite place to go!
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