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Family Housing

Make ¾ÅÉ« home for you and your family at the Cottages at Cajun Village.

The Cottages at Cajun Village apartments allow married couples and single parents to pursue an education while maintaining an affordable and convenient on-campus lifestyle. 

This community offers all the amenities you’d expect from a traditional apartment complex within reach of everything ¾ÅÉ« offers. That means quick access to academic halls, Dupré Library, campus dining, and social and recreation events — all with the added privacy and security that your family needs. 

Best of all, students who choose family housing are enriched by a diverse community of like-minded individuals — fathers, mothers, husbands, and wives who share in your pursuits.

The Cottages at Cajun Village is located on the south end of campus, minutes from Girard Park and ¾Åɫ’s Child Development Center. The complex is located in the Lafayette School District which includes Woodvale Elementary, L.J. Alleman Middle School, and Lafayette High School.

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Family

  • Two-bedroom, one-bath units that are unfurnished
  • In the common area: range oven, refrigerator, and washer/dryer hookups
  • All utilities are included in the cost of rent including Cox Cable and University WiFi

To be eligible for family housing, you must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student who is either:

  • Married and enrolled full-time at the University
  • Single with a dependent child(ren) under the age of 18 and enrolled full-time at the University
    • To be considered full-time, undergraduate students must take 12 credit hours per semester, and graduate students must take 9 credit hours per semester.

You are not eligible to apply for family housing until you are legally married or after the birth of a child.

All students applying for family housing must submit the following:

  • Cajun Card
  • State-issued ID or Passport/Visa and F1 Paperwork
  • Unofficial Transcript

If you are married, you must also provide:

  • Your marriage certificate (with official English translation, if applicable)
  • Your spouse’s state-issued ID or a passport/visa and F1 paperwork
  • Birth certificates for all children who will reside with you (if applicable)

If you are single with a dependent child(ren), you must also submit:

  • Birth certificates for all children who will reside with you

Family housing floor plan

The layout is intended only as a general reference. The layout and measurements of the space may be different than those shown.

Rates for the Cottages at Cajun Village can be found on the Rates page. Please note that residents of the Cottages at Cajun Village do not need to purchase a Meal Plan. Once you move in, you will be billed on a semester-by-semester basis for a contracted period of one year. If you cannot pay your total housing costs at the beginning of each semester, you can choose to enroll in a payment plan. The payment plan, which is managed by the Student Cashier's office, lets you make smaller payments throughout the semester instead of one large payment at the beginning of the semester. Learn more about payment plans at the Office of the Bursar website.