Synonyms for LAFAYETTE
ˌlæf iˈɛt, ˌlæf eɪ-, ˌlɑ fi-, -feɪ-lafayette

Princeton's WordNet

1. Lafayette, La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayettenoun

   French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)

2. Lafayettenoun

   a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians

3. Lafayettenoun

   a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River

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1. Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mark Garber:

   If any out-of-town agitators are watching this, if anyone's planning to enhance their techniques tomorrow or the next day, we are ready for you, we are prepared. We will not willingly give up the city. You will have to go through every resource that I have and every resource that Lafayette Police have in order to do harm to the citizens or to their property.

2. Benjamin Crump:

   We refuse to let this case resolve like so many others : quietly and without answers and justice, the family, and the people of Lafayette, deserve honesty and accountability from those who are sworn to protect them -- Lafayette Police.

3. Rick Perry:

   If we believe in the Second Amendment, and we believe in people's right to protect themselves and defend themselves, and their families. i think we have the laws in place. Enforcement of those laws is what seems to be lacking, both in Charleston and here in Lafayette, Louisiana.

4. Secret Service:

   After further review, the U.S. Secret Service has determined that an agency employee used pepper spray on June 1st, during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park, the employee utilized oleoresin capsicum spray, or pepper spray, in response to an assaultive individual.

5. Alanah Odoms Hebert:

   None of our communities are safe when Lafayette Police can murder people with impunity or when routine encounters escalate into deadly shooting sprees, the ACLU of Louisiana will continue to demand justice for this brutal killing and push for reforms that will end the epidemic of police violence once and for all.