You Will Love These Lafayette Street Names

(Lafayette, LA) - Living in Lafayette, Louisiana, has tons of benefits, including the people, food, music, and the names of some of the streets.

If you take a look around Lafayette, you will see some pretty interesting, fun, and sweet names for streets in our city.

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In the Facebook group, Ask Lafayette, a man by the name of Chris White wrote, "There's actually a street here named 'Memory Lane'. It's fun to know we have an actual Memory Lane in Lafayette. It made us want to check out what other fun and interesting names we have for Lafayette streets.

Memory Lane Is An Actual Road in Lafayette

Who doesn't love to take a trip down 'Memory Lane'? It's wonderful to sit back and recall fond memories of past times, when we were young, in school, newly married, and so on.

And, if you were so inclined, you could drive to Memory Lane in Lafayette and think about all of your joyous memories.

Gumbo Is a Delicious-Sounding Name for a Road in Lafayette

If you think of a Louisiana dish that is delicious and comforting, you likely might think of Gumbo. What a joy that Lafayette has a Gumbo Road. It makes me wonder if homeowners or business owners make lots of gumbo.

What a fun road to live on!

"A Streetcar Named Desire", Only in Lafayette It's A Street Named Desire

Desire, baby, who doesn't want a little desire in their lives! Every single person on this planet wants for something. Some people desire love, money, power, fame, or chocolate, or all of the above!

It's human nature to long for something; it's one of those things that make us human. But did you know you can live on Desire Street in Lafayette?

There's Desire Street and Rue Envie

When you think of the word desire, it almost immediately will make us think of the Cajun French word "Envie," which is much more intense! As if there isn't enough with Desire Street, there's Rue Envie in Carencro.

While it's not technically in the city limits of Lafayette, it is in Carencro in Lafayette Parish, so it's cool.

When you have "the envie" for something, you really want it badly. Now, depending on who you talk to about this word in Cajun French, it can have some other meanings that reference more intimate experiences. Gulp!

Who Wouldn't Want to Live on this street in Lafayette?

Just in case you don't know, a couyon is a foolish, silly person in Cajun French.

Listen, there are several great street names in Lafayette, but the funniest-named street has got to be Couyon Lane. Who wouldn't want to live on Couyon Street?

How hilarious it must be when someone asks for your address, and you get to tell them you live on Couyon Lane!

If you have an amazing, funny, or weird street name in Lafayette or even outside of Lafayette, let us know by emailing us.