If you’ve driven downtown lately, you might have noticed that some new plantings of ferns and lilies have been placed along the cypress trees of Jefferson Street.
On Saturday, in an event hosted by Parish Proud, in collaboration with Downtown Lafayette and Scapes, Inc., green-thumbed residents helped finish planting the rest of the street to beautify downtown.
Downtown in Bloom was held Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m., beginning near the Loft at the Municipal, next to Pop’s Poboys. The plantings run from there to Keller’s Bakery. Volunteers also helped with litter pickup…