Memoires de Lafayette

Perfect for tourists visiting Louisiana forFrancofIte (the state's 300th anniversary celebration), Congres Mondial, or any other reason, Memoires de Lafayette presents fifteenhistoric attractions of the Capital of Acadiana.The sites of interest include: le courir de Mardi Gras (the runningof Mardi Gras); the University of Southwest Louisiana, which offers thenation's only doctorate degree in Francophone Studies; and the Old City Hall, which has also served as a bank and a library, and is currently the home ofCouncil for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL). The Cajun cityonce known as Vermilionville comes to life on the pages of Memoires deLafayette .Also available in English.