That fire grew and grew and grew — and now I’ve seen that I can take a step back and there are still people tending that fire and helping it grow. I think that’s what I’m the most proud of: I created a spark and now it has its own life and it can exist without me, which I’m not going anywhere, but I know that it can live as a legacy beyond me.
More specifically, when we lit the Christmas tree in December of 2019. There was so much energy. I felt like we created magic. The year 2020 was so hard for all of us, and I held on to that moment of magic that we created to keep going. I’m grateful for that year of 2019, of building the momentum, and we’ve been growing and building ever since. I think the sky is the limit when it comes to where we’re going to be in three years, five years or 10 years.
If someone were visiting Lafayette for the first time, what would you tell them about the city?
Downtown Lafayette is a place that has so many things that you can do in one visit. There are so many great restaurants. You can do a progressive dinner with food and cocktails throughout downtown and end the night with live music. You can do that with your family, on a date or with friends. There’s so much great retail coming up as well. We have a bookstore, four coffee shops, 30 restaurants, four museums and more.
We sometimes feel like we have to go out of our community to have an adventure, but you can do that right here in downtown Lafayette. Moncus Park is also 1.2 miles from downtown, which is an incredible, world class, public amenity. Some of my best friends opened Adopted Dog Brewing, which is five minutes from our downtown.
There’s so many little things around to enjoy Lafayette. It’s a cool place. It is an up-and-coming place, and we, as a community, should be proud of it, celebrate it and be positive about the place that we live in. Sure, we can always improve, but this is a really special place, and I don’t think we realize how lucky we are.
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