Chataignier, LA

united states

Chataignier is a small Louisiana community of 367 people in Evangeline Parish, about 25 miles northwest of Lafayette. Reach it via Highway 13 from Interstate 10 near Crowley, or take US 190 west from Lafayette to Highway 13 north. The town sits in flat prairie country known for sugarcane and rice farming, with a name that means "chestnut" in French.