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Before there was a city named Lafayette, there was on this spot a village
called Vermilionville. It's a name not likely to be forgotten in the heart of Acadiana.
An elegant restaurant, described as Lafayette's first inn (circa 1818),
When the Acadians first came to this area of southern Louisiana from Nova
The river knew even earlier inhabitants, including the fierce Attakapas
Later, as water transportation grew for the region, salesmen arrived,
Pinhook Road is now a major Lafayette thoroughfare. Alongside the Pinhook
The original inn that now houses the restaurant is believed to have
Mouton conceived the idea of laying out a town called Vermilionville for
Through those years, what is now Cafe Vermilionville saw many changes of
The restaurant, which is celebrating 15 years of award-winning haute
Ken Veron, member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs and other culinary
The other Vermilionville is a museum at 1600 Surrey St.
Described as a reconstructed Cajun community, Vermilionville is designed
to
Visitors first enter the Festive Area, where buildings from the Creole
The Folklife Area, composed of a group of assembled historic structures
Inside the buildings, artisans in period dress demonstrate netmaking,
Maison Acadienne (circa 1860) was once a schoolhouse of the Mouton
A replica structure, La Chapelle des Attakapas, is modeled after a blend
of
Guided tours by costumed guides, custom packages for group tours, holiday
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By Jean Simmons, Dallas Morning News, The
Arizona Republic, 10-11-1998, pp T3. Copyright The Arizona Republic
(1998)
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