UL Lafayette is the second-largest higher education institution in the state and the largest in the University of Louisiana System. It enrolls more than 16,000 students, has nearly 2,100 employees and attracts about $51 million in external research funding each year.

Located between Houston and New Orleans, Acadiana is ready to help cultivate your next project with pro-business incentives and development ready sites.

Acadiana is home to five ports providing access to navigable waterways, including the Gulf of Mexico: Port of Iberia, Port of Krotz Springs, Port of Vermilion, Twin Parish Port, and Mermentau River Harbor and Terminal District.