UL District

UL is the central asset of Lafayette: intellectually, culturally, economically, and to some extent, geographically. Currently UL seems poised to make some very large steps forward in enrollments, academics, athletics, fundraising and infrastructure. But that sort of growth generally creates problems around large campuses: on the one hand, there is urban decay that surrounds so many universities; on the other there is the fast-food, big-box pop culture that surrounds yet others. Many universities in fact deal with both simultaneously, where the neighborhood on one side of a campus may be ugly with run-down properties, and another is ugly with vapid consumerism.

Several UL Lafayette faculty members are helping media explain the impact of the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

Lafayette, LA–Hundreds of Acadiana businesses are taking advantage of millions of dollars in workforce training grants and resources and your business may be able to, also. The Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) will host a seminar, Resources for Employers: Training Grants, Funding, and Workforce Services, to provide information on workforce training resources. The seminar will take place on Thursday, May 27, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, at the South Louisiana Community College, 320 Devalcourt St., Lafayette, LA.

Lafayette, LA —Lafayette is the only Louisiana city to be named on RelocateAmerica.com’s “Top 100 Places to Live” list for 2010. The list recognizes communities as “a great place to live” based on details about neighborhoods, beauty of the area, school performance, recreational activities and economic growth.