So far in 2023: Bed, Bath and Beyond, Macy's (pending), Sam's Club, five grocery stores, including two that have been in business for over 40 years; a family-owned clothing store that has operated downtown for 43 years...the list goes on and on.
Lafayette, Louisiana ranks as the #1 conservative city in the country. Businesses are fleeing because they know it's only a matter of time before some Trumper goober bursts in and starts shooting up the place. Lafayette has lost 0.55% of its population in the last two years.
People and businesses are fleeing that conservative hellscape.