LAFAYETTE PARISH

Lafayette Parish’s seven opportunity zones are located within the City of Lafayette, the region’s largest metropolitan area. The zones are all within the following areas: The University Ave Corridor, Downtown, and the Oil Center. Lafayette is home to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the second largest university in Louisiana, and a city-wide gigabit fiber network.

OPPORTUNITY ZONES IN LAFAYETTE

CENSUS TRACT MUNICIPALITY TYPOLOGY
1
Lafayette
Urban Employment Center
7
Lafayette
Urban Mixed
8
Lafayette
Urban Mixed
9
Lafayette
Urban Residential
10.01
Lafayette
Urban Mixed
11
Lafayette
Urban Mixed
22
Lafayette
Urban Employment Center

POPULATION
Parish population data set is 2018 / municipality and census tract data sets are 2017

PARISH: LAFAYETTE

242,782

MUNICIPALITY: LAFAYETTE

126,476

CENSUS TRACT POPULATION
1
3,078
7
2,927
8
3,214
9
1,987
10.01
4,974
11
6,572
22
8,403

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Click here to learn more about the Opportunity Zone(s) in Lafayette Parish. The prospectus includes:

• Population Data

• Annual Unemployment Data

• Other Available Resources

• Social and Economic Data

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OPPORTUNITY ZONE RESOURCES

Use the following links to learn more about the Opportunity Zone Program.

 

LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITY ZONE INTERACTIVE MAP

IRS: OPPORTUNITY ZONES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ECONOMIC INNOVATION GROUP: INFORMATION & RESOURCES FOR OPPORTUNITY ZONES

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE HOUSING AGENCIES (NCSHA): OPPORTUNITY ZONE FUND DIRECTORY

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