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Lafayette

Ghost town · Orleans County, Louisiana

New Orleans quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500)
New Orleans quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1891, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lafayette is a ghost town in Orleans County, Louisiana. It is one of 2 former communities in Orleans County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lafayette as a historical populated place on the New Orleans East topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.9238° N, 90.0806° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNew Orleans East
Elevation4 ft
Nearest living townGretna, LA
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID559614
Coordinates29.92382, -90.08063

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What's there now

Lafayette is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gretna, LA (population 17,468), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lafayette?

Lafayette is in Orleans County, Louisiana, at 29.9238, -90.0806.

How many ghost towns are in Orleans County?

Orleans County, Louisiana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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