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Perficient hiring 70 new employees for Downtown Lafayette office
Software and IT consulting firm Perficient announces plans to double staff at Downtown office, hiring 70 new employees. One of Downtown Lafayette’s tech firms is now hiring.Perficient is a global IT and software consulting firm with an office in Downtown...![Downtown Lafayette Election Forum: Lafayette-Mayor President](https://downtownlafayette.org/wp-content/uploads/mp-forum-screenshot-1080x675-1.jpg)
Downtown Lafayette Election Forum: Lafayette-Mayor President
Watch the full recording of the Lafayette Mayor-President Election Forum, held by Downtown Lafayette. The forum was held on September 24th in the performance center of Acadiana Center for the Arts. Video courtesy of AOC Community Media. Watch the District 5...![Downtown Lafayette Election Forum: District 5 City & Parish Councils](https://downtownlafayette.org/wp-content/uploads/council-forum-screenshot-1080x675-1.jpg)
Downtown Lafayette Election Forum: District 5 City & Parish Councils
Watch the full recording of the Downtown Lafayette District 5 City and Parish Council Candidates Forum. The forum was held on September 4th in the performance center of Acadiana Center for the Arts. Video courtesy of AOC Community Media. Watch the Lafayette...![Construction phase begins at Old Federal Courthouse](https://downtownlafayette.org/wp-content/uploads/OFC-commenced-1080x675.jpeg)
Construction phase begins at Old Federal Courthouse
10 months since the Lafayette City-Parish Council voted to sell the blighted site of the former federal courthouse to private developers, the project is now moving forward. Project developers have erected a construction fence around the property, indicating an end to...![Downtown Lafayette is Rising](https://downtownlafayette.org/wp-content/uploads/downtown-rising-evangeline-hotel-1080x675.png)
Downtown Lafayette is Rising
New developments and progress coming to Downtown Lafayette On the eve of the Downtown Rising concert, Anita Begnaud, CEO of the Downtown Development Authority, gives her take on the future of Downtown Lafayette. Downtown Lafayette is where the people of Acadiana...![DTA! Shop Sessions: Sweet Cecilia at SOLA Violins (Ep. 6)](https://downtownlafayette.org/wp-content/uploads/Shop-Sessions-Sweet-Cecilia-Thumbnail-1080x675.png)
DTA! Shop Sessions: Sweet Cecilia at SOLA Violins (Ep. 6)
DTA! Shop Sessions: Sweet Cecilia at SOLA Violins (Ep. 6) Sweet Cecilia is the featured artist in the final episode of DTA! Shop Sessions. The all female, award-winning trio is a family band from Cecilia, LA. Their music is deeply rooted in country, rock, folk, and...![DTA! Shop Sessions: Kelli Jones & Joel Savoy at SOLA Violins (Ep. 5)](https://downtownlafayette.org/wp-content/uploads/Shop-Sessions-Kelli-Joel-Thumbnail-1080x675.png)
DTA! Shop Sessions: Kelli Jones & Joel Savoy at SOLA Violins (Ep. 5)
DTA! Shop Sessions: Kelli Jones & Joel Savoy at SOLA Violins (Ep. 5) Episode 5 of DTA! Shop Sessions features Kelli Jones and Joel Savoy playing dual fiddles in Downtown Lafayette’s SOLA Violins. Stringed instruments surround the musicians and dominate the...![DTA! Shop Sessions: Shrugs at Genterie Supply Co. (Ep. 4)](https://downtownlafayette.org/wp-content/uploads/Shop-Sessions-Shrugs-Thumbnail-1080x675.png)
DTA! Shop Sessions: Shrugs at Genterie Supply Co. (Ep. 4)
DTA! Shop Sessions: Shrugs at Genterie Supply Co. (Ep. 4) The fourth episode of DTA! Shop Sessions features the Lafayette-based band Shrugs at Genterie Supply Co. The acoustic set reverberates with haunting melodies and sweet vocal harmonies. The DTA! Shop Sessions...![DTA! Shop Sessions: Motel Radio at Genterie Supply Co. (Ep. 3)](https://downtownlafayette.org/wp-content/uploads/Shop-Sessions-Motel-Radio-Thumbnail-1080x675-1.jpg)