Welcome to the official website for the Save the Horse Farm campaign! To read a little about what has happened so far in the last three years, please click here.

Current News: Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel is now working closely with Dr. Joseph Savoie, the new President of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and together they are finalizing the details of how the city will acquire the 100-acre Horse Farm. Once the property transaction is complete, we will raise money to ensure that the land will never be a drain on the city, and will be self-sustained financially. With the help of city officials, local civic organizations and community members like you, we can leave a lasting legacy for the future generations of Acadiana citizens to enjoy.

We have set up the Acadiana Greenspace Legacy Fund with the Community Foundation of Acadiana, so please consider making a tax-deductible financial contribution! You can send your check or money order to:

Acadiana Greenspace Legacy Fund
c/o Community Foundation of Acadiana
P.O. Box 3892
Lafayette, LA 70502-3892

Please put "Acadiana Greenspace Legacy Fund" in the memo line of your check or money order, and make the check out to the Community Foundation of Acadiana. You may call the CFA for more information at 337-266-2145.

While we are getting closer and closer to making this dream a reality, there is still a lot to accomplish. If you think you could help with the effort, now is the time! We want input from all walks of life - if you have an idea for the Horse Farm campaign or the future design of the greenspace, want to get involved in some way, have professional skills that you'd like to volunteer for the cause, or just want to find out more information, please email horsefarm@gmail.com

Thanks so much for all the support so far, Acadiana - this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do the right thing for Lafayette's past, present and future, and community members like you are making it possible!

To read media coverage of the campaign, click here.

To read quotes from the community, click here.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

* Contact City-Parish President Joey Durel

P.O. Box 4017-C
Lafayette, LA 70502
(337)291-8300
president@lafayettegov.net

* Contact the Board of Supervisors, who must approve a plan for the Horse Farm

1201 North Third Street
Suite 7- 300
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
ulsboardmembers@uls.state.la.us

* Write to your Editor:

The Independent
The Advocate
The Daily Advertiser

* Host a Horse Farm Presentation
(click here for more information)

* SIGN THE PETITION!
(click here to sign and view petition)

* Donate to the Campaign!

This campaign has been funded by SPEAK (The Society for Peace, Environment, Action and Knowledge), a UL-Lafayette student organization. Any donations to help offset the costs of this effort are appreciated and can be mailed to:

SPEAK
UL-Lafayette
P.O. Box 40921
Lafayette, LA 70504

* Get "Save the Horse Farm" Stuff

For Yard Signs, Bumper Stickers, & T-Shirts please send an E-Mail to: horsefarm@gmail.com