Shawn Landry at:(landry@arch.usf.edu) Interim Director - Florida Center for Community Design + Research - School of - Architecture and Community Design - University of South Florida , sent the following inquiry: =========================== "This is not directly related to Acadien genealogy, so please respond to my personal email at landry@arch.usf.edu. I will be in New Orleans next week. Are there any notable places to visit related to our Acadien/Cajun history or (even better) the Landry family history? Thank you Shawn Landry (landry@arch.usf.edu) Interim Director Florida Center for Community Design + Research School of Architecture and Community Design University of South Florida 3702 Spectrum Blvd., Ste. 180 Tampa, FL 33612 813.974.4590 My response: ==================================== Shawn: Upon arrival at Lafayette, there is a Tourist Information Center, where you can get a lot of information on points of interest in the area. There are two places in Lafayette worth nvisiting. One is Acadian Village and the other is Vermilionville. Both consist of historical buildings gathered from throughout the Acadian area and assembled as villages resembling the settlements that were present in Louisiana 150 t0 200 years ago. Also in nearby St Martinville there is the Acadian Memorial museum, as well as a lot of historical sites, including St Martin de Tours Catholic Church Then north of this area there is Grand Coteau site of the historic church of St Charles, Sacred Heart Academy and the Jesuit College and cemeyery. also nearby is Opelousas site of St. Landry Catholic Church. >From New Orleans, LA to Lafayette, LA - Distance: 135.2 miles Approximate Travel Time: 2 hours 40 mins Grand Coteau is 14.5 miles Approximate Travel Time: 24 mins from Lafayette, LA Opelousas is 10.1 miles Approximate Travel Time: 16 mins from Grand Coteau Don Landry