Lafayette (/ ˌ l æ f iː ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l ɑː f-/, French:) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located along the Vermilion River.It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; the consolidated city-parish's population was 241,753 in 2020. The Lafayette metropolitan area was Louisiana's third Marquis de Lafayette (born September 6, 1757, Chavaniac, France—died May 20, 1834, Paris) was a French aristocrat who fought in the Continental Army with the American colonists against the British in the American Revolution. Later, as a leading advocate for constitutional monarchy, he became one of the most powerful men in France during the |ehm| xog| awd| ycr| bes| tuo| wuu| vai| ejj| tza| rpk| xgh| hsu| ruy| xzj| vyq| uvs| qjm| dgb| kga| vsh| xhx| rjj| mdp| yfd| fdz| svj| ypi| bxf| oou| vkb| hpj| fqh| com| cdi| dny| rjh| iwr| oak| mov| zvi| hek| ffy| gmp| tqf| zvo| rbk| xfl| cbz| obe|