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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (/ ˌ l ɑː f iː ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/, French:), was a French nobleman and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War.
Major General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette is a statue in the southeast corner of Lafayette Square, in Washington, D.C., near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Place, across the street from the White House. The statue was erected in 1891 to honor Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, and his contributions in the American ...
Lafayette McLaws (/ l ə ˈ f eɪ. ɛ t / lə-FAY-et; January 15, 1821 – July 24, 1897) was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.He served at Antietam and Fredericksburg, where Robert E. Lee praised his defense of Marye's Heights, and at Gettysburg, where his division made successful assaults through the Peach Orchard and Wheatfield, but was unable ...
Ochsner Health System is a not-for-profit health system based in the New Orleans metropolitan area of southeast Louisiana, United States. [5] As of 2021 it is the largest non-profit, academic healthcare system operating in Louisiana, with 40 medical facilities across the state. [1] [6] [7] Its flagship hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, has been ...
Lafayette Transit System (LTS) is the operator of public transportation in metropolitan Lafayette, Louisiana. Routes [ edit ] Thirteen (13) routes run daily except on Sunday, generally functioning at half hour or hour intervals.
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center was first proposed to the City of Lafayette at the end of 2003. The city voted to support the Library in January 2004. [4] In 2004 the membership of the Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium was finalized and funding was pursued. In November 2004 the project was awarded $11.9M by the State of California.
Gilbert Motier de La Fayette (1380 – 22 February 1463) Seigneur of La Fayette, Pontgibaud, Ayes, Nébouzac, Saint-Romain and Montel-de-Gelat was a Marshal of France, namesake of and relation to Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette .
Establishment of Lafayette. In 1823, the Louisiana legislature divided St. Martin Parish and created Lafayette Parish. [6] The parish name Lafayette was chosen because of the enthusiasm around General Lafayette 's visit to the United States. However, the city's name remained Vermilionville because the name "Lafayette" had already been given to ...