Cajun Heartland State Fair

Eleven days of entertainment, rides, food, and fun for your whole family! The 2011 Cajun Heartland State Fair will be held Thursday, May 26th - Sunday, June 5^th, located on the grounds and parking areas of the CAJUNDOME.  The FUN begins at 5pm on weekdays and 12 noon on weekends.

The Cajun Heartland State Fair offers free admission. Parking is just $10 per vehicle. There are many advance discounts, daily promotions and ride specials to choose from. Check out the Entertainment & Events page to find out how you can save big at the Cajun Heartland State Fair.

This eleven day event, produced by North American Midway Entertainment and the CAJUNDOME staff, offers an exciting entertainment line-up and discount ride offerings that attract over 175,000 people.  The 23rd Annual Cajun Heartland State Fair will provide the best in family entertainment for children of all ages. North American Midway Entertainment will have numerous super rides such as the giant Ferris wheel, Crazy Mouse and the Mega Drop! Games, free concerts and free attractions will entertain everyone. Prizes and surprises await everyone at the Cajun Heartland State Fair.  

All concerts on the Cox Communications Grandstand are free to Cajun Heartland State Fair patrons. It is standing room only, so come early for a chance to be up-front and close to your favorite stars. The Cox Communications Grandstand is located at Gate 12 near the Convention Center entrance on Souvenir Gate.  You can access all of the Cajun Heartland State Fair's free live music by visting our Cox Communications Grandstand page for the latest band listings.

The ride specials, food, free music, free attractions and family oriented games make an outstanding summer experience. Truly, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the midway and around the fairgrounds

How do I get there? - Please see Directions/Parking

Homewood Suites

Our corporate Homewood Suites has a fan page on Facebook and I was surprised to see it filled with such great topics!  As we draw nearer to our opening date I want to provide as much information as I can to make our sites as valuable to those traveling into Lafayette as well as our local crowd.  The Homewood Suites group seems to capulate this information and feeling in an outstanding fashoin through Facebook!

Our corporate Facebook started back in 2009 and has grown to 3733 fans.  We are proud to be part of the Homewood Suites team and the niche we fill.  Extended stay is a growing market and we find everyone, from business travelers, families or groups want to be able to stretch out when they travel.  And if your going to stay for a few days our kitchenettes add a whole other level of convienence to our travelers. 

I guess I’m just trying to say I’m proud to be a Homewood Suites!!

You can see more at the Homewood Suites fan page!

Lafayette is ALIVE!

For 27 years, Downtown Alive! (DTA!) has united community and culture to create a weekly tradition and celebration in Downtown Lafayette every Fall and Spring. The Spring 2011 season kicked off on March 11, 2011, offering once again, great entertainment in the form of free, family-friendly, smoke free, outdoor concerts. 

Renowned and up and coming musicians representing a variety of genres ranging from Cajun, Blues, Rock, Latin and more play music for these free shows.  DTA! begins at 5:30 p.m. with food and beverage concessions – musical performances from 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Concession sales help keep DTA! free, so please leave your ice chests at home with your pets.  For more information, visit www.downtownlafayette.org.  It’s fun for the whole family!

But downtown Lafayette has more to offer… A quick view of the dining options in downtown Lafayette tells a tale of a local culture that loves and celebrates food - whether in casual or fine dining settings.  In addition to down-home plate-lunch style establishments, downtown Lafayette is also a mecca for international cuisine, with Japanese, Cuban, Mexican and Greek choices a part of the scene.

Attractions to nightlife include a range of venues. You can visit sports bars, live music venues, clubs, dance halls or fine restaurant bars all downtown.  These venues are great for a night out with friends or just a romantic get-away.  Ether way you can’t go wrong coming to downtown Lafayette just minutes from the Homewood Suites Lafayette!

Our Frames Become a Homewood

I am constantly amazed at how fast our Lafayette hotel is coming together. The fourth floor is almost complete. All of the carpet had been laid and they are working on finishing the wood flooring. The carpet is being laid on the third floor and the wall paper is going up. All of the painting is done on the second floor and the sheetrock is hung on the first floor.

Take this pictorial walk through our hotel as it all comes together.

The Lafayette Meeting Room.  Our full panel windows will allow tons of natural light in to lift your meeting particianpants spirits.

Our lobby fireplace is coming along well.  Picture yourself waiting for friends with our fire keeping you company on a chilly day.

Our front desk area is still a little ways away before we check in our first guest, but our construction crew seems happy!

Carpet is in all the rooms!

Our General Manager, Ken shows you how roomy our showers are.  Also it’s hard to wash your hair while wearing a hard hat. 

Dishwashers are in!  Stove tops are next.

Sheetrock is up.  This has been a long process and is coming to a close soon!

Here’s a view from one of our rooms.

This framework will become our sports court shortly.  Imagine yourself or kids playing basketball or volleyball here.  Family fun for all ages!

Here’s where the pool, sports court and gazebo with BBQ will be.  Play a game swim a lap and enjoy lunch.  There won’t be a better place to take all of this in anywhere in Lafayette!  Join us in July to see the finished hotel!!