Lafayette–New Iberia–Opelousas combined statistical area

Lafayette metropolitan area

Vermilionville
Lafayette metropolitan area Vermilionville
Combined Statistical Area
	Lafayette–New Iberia–Opelousas, La.; Combined Statistical Area
	Lafayette Skyline (2021)
	Seal
	Nickname: Hub City
Map of Lafayette–New Iberia–Opelousas, LA CSA	City of Lafayette Lafayette, LA MSA Opelousas, LA µSA New Iberia, LA µSA
	City of Lafayette Lafayette, LA MSA Opelousas, LA µSA New Iberia, LA µSA
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Principal city	Lafayette
Other cities	- Youngsville; - Broussard; - Opelousas; - New Iberia
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	http://www.lafayettela.gov/
	Named for Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette

The Lafayette–New Iberia–Opelousas combined statistical area is made up of six parishes in the Acadiana region of southern Louisiana. The statistical area consists of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and two micropolitical statistical areas (μSAs) – New Iberia, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area, and Opelousas, Louisiana Micropolitical Statistical Area. The region consists of seven parishes: Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Vermilion Parishes. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 604,784 (though a 2015 estimate placed the population at 627,146).

The CSA is home to a large Cajun population and is also known as the "Cajun heartland".