This weekend lots of runners will fill the streets of Downtown Lafayette. The Zydeco Marathon, Fun Run, 5k and half marathon races are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. This means certain roads will be closed and you may have to find an alternate route.
The Fun Run and 5K will take place on Saturday, March 13th; the half and full marathons are scheduled to take place Sunday, March 14, at 7 a.m.
The races will start and finish at Jefferson Street in Downtown Lafayette. The participants will then proceed through the Saint Streets, Cajundome, back through Downtown Lafayette, Freetown neighborhoods, ULL’s campus, Oil Center, and Bendel Gardens neighborhood. Parc International will be the home of the festivities associated with the races. Officers with the Lafayette Police Department will be stationed along the course to reroute motorists.
On Saturday, March 13th, the following blocks of the Downtown District will be closed for the Zydeco Marathon Fun Run from 7:15 am – 9:15 am:
- Jefferson 300-1000 BLK
- Lee 1000-1200 BLK
On Sunday, March 14th, the following blocks of the Downtown District will be closed for the Zydeco Half and Full Marathons from 6:00 am – 1:30 pm:
- S Buchanan 200-300 BLK
- E Congress 100-200 BLK
- W Congress 300-1200 BLK
- Cypress 100-200 BLK
- Garfield 200-100 BLK
- Jefferson 200-1200 BLK
- Parkside 700 BLK
- Polk 100-300 BLK
- Second 200 BLK
- Third 300 BLK
- Vermilion 100-400 BLK
- Versailles 100 BLK
SOURCE: Zydeco Marathon