Cecilia, LA is in St. Martin Parish.

There are many stories about how this unincorporated community was named Cecilia. Many believe it is named after after St.Cecilia. Accoridng to Wikipedia, the "most logical" story is that it was named for Cecilia Lastrappes, the first postmistress.

In addition to the Parish seat of Breaux Bridge, other cities and communities within St. Martin Parish are Breaux Bridge, Henderson, Parks, and St. Martinville. Links lead to pages dedicated to these cities here on AcadianaNeigbhorhoods.com.

The unincorporated community of Cecilia was originally known by the Spanish as La Punta, describing a deep bend in Bayou Teche.

The French translated "La Punta" into into La Grande Pointe, a name that was used by many until the name was changed to Cecilia.

	Elementary Schools	Middle Schools	High Schools
EDUCATION
Public Schools	Cecilia Elementary Teche Elementary	Cecilia Junior High	Cecilia High
Private Schools	Diocese of Lafayette Catholic Schools
School Board	St. Martin Parish School Board
Dept of Education	Louisiana Department of Education Homepage
Colleges, Technical Schools, & Libraries in Acadia and nearby Lafayette Parish	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Louisiana Technical College, Lafayette Campus Remington College South Louisiana Community College Acadiana Area Career College Delta College of Arts and Technology Hurst Education Center Southwest Paralegal College St. Martin Parish Public Library Cecilia Branch Library

CITY, PARISH, AND SUBDIVISION INFORMATION

Webster's Meat Market deserves to be placed on your "places to eat" list. It is worth a trip for their Sundayay BBQ dinners! This former dance hall has also been given a favorable rating for their boudin by the linksters at Boudinlink.com.

Carolyn's Cafe is also in Ceclia and well deserving of a meal stop as evidenced by this on-line recommendation.

The easiest way to get to Carolyn's Cafe is to take a break from househunting with a 7 member! Not househunting? Still easy! It is located about 5 miles off I-10 near Breaux Bridge. Take exit 109 off I-10. Head northeast on La Hwy 328 approx 1.5 miles. Turn left on Poche's Bridge Rd to Hwy 31. Turn right on Hwy 31 and head East 3.7 miles to Hwy 355. Keep right on 355 to Hwy 347. Turn right on Hwy 347. Carolyn's Cafe will be to your right at the intersection of Hwy 347 and Judge Dupre Rd.

The following links have been compiled from a variety of sources. Each points directly to the web page relative to Cecilia or St. Martin Parish.

Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of St. Martin Parish

St. Martin Parish Government

Weather forecast for Cecilia

Wikipedia for St. Martin Parish

Map of St. Martin Parish

Zip Code for Cecilia, LA: 70521

SUBDIVISIONS

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