Downtown Lafayette Homes for Sale

Downtown Lafayette has lively streets, a colorful community and a walkable mix of bars, restaurants, theaters and art galleries that showcase the area’s joie de vivre. The neighborhood keeps its historic feel through landmarks such as the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and the Lafayette Science Museum, even as revitalization brings in new apartments, condos and offices that fit in with the older architecture. Residents spend time at Parc Sans Souci and Parc Putnam, which host the weekly Downtown Alive! concert series, and look forward to the annual Festival International de Louisiane for days of global music, food and art, while nearby City Park, about a mile and a half to the northeast, adds sports courts, playgrounds and an 18-hole golf course. Dining is a major draw, from local favorites like Johnson’s Boucaniere and Pop’s Poboys to a range of international restaurants, and cultural stops such as the Children’s Museum of Acadiana and the Acadiana Center for the Arts round out the neighborhood’s creative side. Families have access to well-regarded schools like Myrtle Place Elementary School and Lafayette High School, and getting around is straightforward thanks to city buses, regional train and bus service and Lafayette Regional Airport.