Arnaudville is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 United States Census.

The St. Landry Parish portion of Arnaudville is part of the Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana metropolitan area, while the St. Martin Parish portion is part of the Opelousas, Louisiana-Eunice, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
On the original site of an Attakapas Indian village, Arnaudville is one of the oldest remaining towns in St. Landry Parish. First called La Muri??re, it was later known as La Jonction which...

Arnaudville is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 United States Census.

The St. Landry Parish portion of Arnaudville is part of the Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana metropolitan area, while the St. Martin Parish portion is part of the Opelousas, Louisiana-Eunice, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History
On the original site of an Attakapas Indian village, Arnaudville is one of the oldest remaining towns in St. Landry Parish. First called La Muri??re, it was later known as La Jonction which ment'The Junction'translated from french. By the 1800s, the town was named after the Brothers Arnaud, who had donated a large amount of land to the town to make a Church (for whites and blacks which still exists todays) The Arnauds were the family in which the town got its final name from, many of whose descendants still live in the area. But the French had settled the town in the late 1700 s.

Arnaudville was incorporated in 1870.

Arts and culture
Today, the town is host to the ??touff??e Festival, held the 4th weekend in April, Le Feu et l Eau--Fire and Water Rural Arts Celebration which is held in December and Bayou Blues Revival which is held in April. Since 2005, attracted by its quaint setting and unique culture, the town has become a haven for artists and musicians from around the world.