Lafayette Parish population up 26.9%; Youngsville fastest-growing municipality in the state

Acadiana Business Today: Lafayette Parish population up 26.9%; Youngsville fastest-growing municipality in the state

with Adam Daigle | Business editor

Good morning, Acadiana. Here's what we have this morning for business news, including the census data that shows the Youngsville and Broussard area as the fastest-growing area in the state:

Lafayette Parish population up 26.9%; Youngsville fastest-growing municipality in the state

Lafayette Parish was the only parish in the Acadiana region that grew in population in the past decade and the growth in some areas in the southern part of the parish are leading the state, census data shows. Here's the story.