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Founded by the Acadians in the 19th century, the legacy of Louisiana's French, Spanish and Caribbean ancestors comes together in Lafayette, creating a city with, amongst other things, a vast selection of restaurants serving everything from spicy po'boys to crawfish etouffee. With its lively street festivals, impromptu Zydeco concerts, historic plantations and food markets where locals still order their plate lunches in Louisiana French, Lafayette is the heart of Cajun country.
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Nov
68°F 20°C
49°F 9°C
4 in 9 cm
Dec
61°F 16°C
41°F 5°C
4 in 9 cm
Jan
60°F 15°C
41°F 5°C
4 in 10 cm
Feb
62°F 16°C
44°F 6°C
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Mar
68°F 20°C
50°F 10°C
4 in 9 cm
Apr
76°F 24°C
56°F 13°C
3 in 7 cm
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Sunday
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45°F 7°C
Monday
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49°F 9°C
Tuesday
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70°F 21°C
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T'Frere's Bed & Breakfast

Nov 20, 2009

After reading the reviews (and we all read the bad ones first) i was a bit skittish about bnb's. In hind sight i was baffeled how anyone could find this town stuffy when quite possibly it is the most...more

Blue Dog Cafe

4 of 5 stars
Ft Worth, Texas
Nov 19, 2009

The menu is a little more creative than the standard Cajun fare. The shrimp platter was enough for 2 people. The stuffed chicken is great also. A good place for the single traveling business person...more

Prejean's

4 of 5 stars
Ft Worth, Texas
Nov 19, 2009

Yes it attracks the tourist but the lunch crowd is local so they must know something and keep coming back. The gumbo is very authentic. Not a quite place and very lively at night when the Cajun band...more

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