Towns & cities
Lafayette
city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
United States · 30.2431, -92.0126
Lafayette is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Lafayette, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 7 more.
“During the recording of episode 7 in Season 27, the camera crew assisted in detaining the passenger of a vehicle whose operator had fled on foot from officers in Lafayette, Louisiana.”
Movies filmed in Lafayette
- Big Shark 2023
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Lafayette as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Easy Rider 1969
- Cops 1989–
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The Apostle
1997
“The majority of the film was shot in the Louisiana areas of Sunset and Lafayette.” Wikipedia
- Secretariat 2010
- The Drowning Pool 1975
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Shy People
1987
“Much of the film was shot in Cajun Country in Lafayette, Louisiana.” Wikipedia
- 57 Seconds 2023
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Lafayette Parish
United States·6 km south-west
parish in Louisiana, United States
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Towns & cities
Carencro
United States·8 km north
suburb city of Lafayette, located in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Towns & cities
Sunset
United States·19 km north
town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Towns & cities
St. Martinville
United States·22 km south-east
city and a county seat in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Towns & cities
Henderson
United States·22 km east
town in the U.S. state of Louisiana
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Landmarks & buildings
Evangeline Downs
United States·32 km north
casino in Louisiana
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Lafayette?
8 productions are recorded as filmed in Lafayette, including Big Shark (2023), Easy Rider (1969) and Cops (1989–). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Lafayette?
Big Shark (2023), covered by 7 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Lafayette?
Lafayette is in the United States. Its coordinates are 30.2431, -92.0126.
What other filming locations are near Lafayette?
Lafayette Parish (6 km south-west), Carencro (8 km north), Sunset (19 km north), St. Martinville (22 km south-east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by TheLionHasSeen, CC BY-SA 4.0.