University of Louisiana at Lafayette  The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, or UL) is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and has the second largest enrollment in Louisiana. Founded in 1898 as an industrial school, the institution developed into a four-year university during the twentieth century and became known by its present name in 1999. It offers Louisiana's only Ph.D. in francophone studies, Louisiana's only master's of informatics, and Louisiana's only industrial design degree. The university has achieved several milestones in computer science, engineering and architecture. It is also home to a distinct College of the Arts. The campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, a small city (CSA population of approx 620,000) located in the south-central part of the state, the heartland of Cajun culture. The major roads that border or intersect the main UL campus are Johnston St, University Ave, Taft St and Lewis St. In addition, St. Mary St. bisects the campus and Girard Park Dr. creates another border at its eastern end. A hallmark of the Main Campus is the numerous mature live oak trees dotted throughout the campus. Of special note is the "Century Oaks," so called as they were planted in the first years of the 20th century by the school's first president, Edwin Stephens. These trees are located along University Ave. In addition to the Main Campus, expansion has included two other areas located in the near vicinity: "University Commons," which contains the school's athletic complex, Greek housing, etc., as well as its "Research Park." The historic Main Campus area originally consisted of only 25 acres, and its boundaries were Johnston Street, University Avenue, what is now Hebrard Blvd and to approximately Lee Hall in the Quad. By the 1930s the campus had more than doubled in size, to 60 acres, reaching to the newly constructed St Mary Street to its south, and McKinley Street to its east. This area includes such buildings/areas as: Martin Hall (Admin building), Girard Hall, Stephens Memorial, the Arcade, the Quadrangle (the Quad), Rose Garden dormitories, Judice-Rickles Halls, and Cypress Lake. Also, the two oldest extant buildings on campus are located in this area: Foster Hall (1902) and DeClouet Hall (1905). The Quadrangle (Quad,) which was completely renovated in 2015 (providing new walkways, landscaping and a fountain containing a 15-foot Fleur de Lis in its center), serves as the ‘heart’ of the university.