Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States
E788971
Breaux Bridge is a small Louisiana city in the United States known as the “Crawfish Capital of the World” and for its rich Cajun culture and music heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Breaux Bridge, Louisiana | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
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municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 337 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedByRiver | Bayou Teche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cuisineSpecialty |
boudin
ⓘ
crawfish étouffée ⓘ gumbo ⓘ |
| demographics | predominantly Cajun and Creole ancestry ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 9 miles east of Lafayette, Louisiana ⓘ |
| economy |
hospitality industry
ⓘ
seafood industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| festivalFocus | crawfish ⓘ |
| festivalType | food festival ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Bayou Teche waterfront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic downtown ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Acadian
ⓘ
Cajun ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationStatus | incorporated city ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cajun cuisine
ⓘ
Cajun culture ⓘ Cajun music ⓘ annual crawfish festival ⓘ crawfish ⓘ |
| languageCulture | Cajun French heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Acadiana
NERFINISHED
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Cajun Country NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Martin Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
Cajun music
ⓘ
zydeco ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Firmin Breaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Crawfish Capital of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parish | St. Martin Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Lafayette metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 8000 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 70517 ⓘ |
| region | southern Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| timeZone | CST ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CDT ⓘ |
| transportationAccess |
Interstate 10
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 90 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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