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Cajun Country (Lafayette)
The heartland of Cajun and Creole culture in southern Louisiana, where zydeco music, spicy food, and bayou swamp tours define the experience.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Louisiana, United States · North America
Carencro is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Ossun, 11km from Cajun Country (Lafayette).
Carencro is a town located in Louisiana, United States. With a population of 8,575, it is an important destination in North America.
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Carencro (; historically French: Saint-Pierre) is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Lafayette. The population was 7,526 at the 2010 census, up from 6,120 in 2000; at the 2020 census, its population was 9,272. The name of the city is derived from the Cajun FrenchRead more
word for buzzard; the spot where the community was settled was one where large flocks of American black vultures roosted in the bald cypress trees. The name means "carrion crow." Carencro is part of the Lafayette metropolitan area.
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Carencro is located in Louisiana, United States, North America. The coordinates are 30.3171 latitude, -92.0490 longitude.
Carencro has a population of approximately 8,575 people, making it a town in United States.
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The heartland of Cajun and Creole culture in southern Louisiana, where zydeco music, spicy food, and bayou swamp tours define the experience.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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