Helpful Links for Your Community
Government Indiana History News
Government
Local Government
- Tippecanoe County Government - Includes election results, department information, employment opportunities, census info, and court records.
- City of Lafayette
- Lafayette Police Department - Neighborhood crime statistics, fugitive listings.
- City of West Lafayette
State Government
- IN.gov - The official website for the state. Information about teaching licenses, road construction maps, BMV Rapid Renewal, and county statistical profiles.
- Indiana Code - Search the Indiana Code and pending legislation. You may search by code number or click on "search" to do a keyword text search. Check here for building code information.
- Indiana Court Forms - PDF and Word copies of common legal forms like DIVORCE, NAME CHANGE, and CHILD CUSTODY MODIFICATION.
- Indiana Department of Education - Connect to schools all over Indiana, find education statistics, including ISTEP scores by school or corporation.
- Indiana General Assembly - Search for full-text of bills, find pending legislation and search the Indiana Code.
- Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry - A searchable version of the Indiana Sex and Violent Offenders Registry provided by The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
- STATS Indiana - Census information for Indiana, with maps and graphs.
- Indiana Historical Society - Find press releases, order IHS publications or just browse through the current edition of Traces magazine. Also gives the answer to the often asked question: What is a Hoosier .
- Indiana Memory - Access to primary sources about Indiana's history and people that are found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources.
- Indiana State Library - Access the Inspire database, discover the newspaper holdings by county, or try the cemetery index.
- VINE (Vital Information Exchange) - Indiana-related local history and vital records from Indiana's public libraries, historical societies, genealogy societies, and related agencies.
News
Local News and Arts
- Journal and Courier
- Lafayette Online
- Tipppecanoe County GIS - Analyze features of the county, including: parcels, topography, utilities, etc.
- WLFI Channel 18
- Sycamore Review - Nonprofit Journal of the Arts
- Tippecanoe Arts Federation
Statewide News
Attractions
Local Attractions
- Lafayette-West Lafayette Convention and Visitors Bureau - Coming to town and wondering what there is to do? Includes an events calendar, info or lodging and dining, maps and more.
- Tippecanoe County Historical Association - TCHA is home to the Feast of the Hunter's Moon.
- Imagination Station
- Wolf Park - Located in nearby Battleground, Wolf Park is home to several packs of gray wolves, foxes, bison and a coyote. The park is dedicated to education, research, and conservation. Check out the Wolf Howl night!
State Attractions
- VisitIndiana - The official tourism site of the state of Indiana, complete with the ability to browse many attractions and seasonal events across the state.
- Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs
- Angel Mounds
- Blue Spring Caverns
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis
- Conner Prairie
- Deep River Waterpark
- Eitelgorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
- Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
- Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum
- Holiday World Theme Park
- Indiana Beach - "Indiana's largest amusement resort and vacation playground."
- Indiana State Museum
- Indiana Transportation Museum
- Indianapolis Museum of Art
- Indianapolis Zoo
- Joseph Moore Museum
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- Marengo Cave
- Mathers Museum of World Cultures
- Northern Indiana Center for History
- President Benjamin Harrison Home
- Richmond Art Museum
- Snite Museum of Art
- Squire Boone Caverns
- Studebaker National Museum
- Swope Art Museum
- Wonderlab
- Wylie House Museum
Entertainment
- Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette
- 42nd Royal Highland Regiment
- Knickerbocker Saloon
- Lafayette Ballet Company
- Lafayette Brewing Company
- Lafayette Citizens Band
- Lafayette Symphony Orchestra
- Long Center for the Performing Arts
- Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society
Local Sports and Recreation
- Battle Ground Saddle Club
- Birk Boilermaker Golf Complex
- Coyote Crossing Golf Course
- Dayton Summer Recreation
- East Tipp Summer Recreation
- Greater Lafayette and Surrounding Area Girls Softball League
- Greater Lafayette Recreational Soccer Alliance
- Lafayette Boxing Club
- Lafayette 56ers - Little league football
- Lafayette Municipal Golf Course
- Lafayette Sailing Club
- Lafayette Ski and Snowboard Club
- McAllister Recreation Center
- Ravines Golf Course
- Special Olympics Tippecanoe County Sports
- Wabash River Cycle Club
- Wabash Valley Astronomical Society
- Wabash Weavers Guild
- YMCA
- YWCA
Education
- Harrison College
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Purdue University
- St. Elizabeth School of Nursing
- Wabash Area Lifetime Learning Association
- Faith Christian School
- Head Start
- Junior Achievement of Greater Lafayette
- Lafayette Catholic Schools
- Lafayette School Corporation
- Montessori School of Greater Lafayette
- New Community School
- Tippecanoe School Corporation
- West Lafayette School Corporation
Business
- Association of Women Business Owners
- Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette
- Indiana Business Review
- Indiana Employment Review
- Lafayette Relocation Services
- Lafayette Rotary
Health
- IU Health Arnett Hospital
- Red Cross
- Riggs Community Health Center
- Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health
- Wabash Valley Alliance
- Lafayette OBDocs - Woman's Clinic
Community Outreach
Please be aware that in regards to some of the following community aid services, such as homeless shelters and food pantries, there are restrictions on who may receive benefits. The following list is meant only to get you started. If you need help and are unsure of where to find it, you may want to try the Lafayette Crisis Center's First Call/2-1-1 service which offers information and referrals to local human support services.
- Lafayette Crisis Center - 24/7 hotline providing a crisis intervention, suicide prevention, rape advocacy, and the community aid information/referral service First Call/2-1-1.
- United Way of Greater Lafayette
Diversity
- Black Cultural Center
- Diversity Roundtable
- Division of Diversity and Inclusion
- Citizens for Civil Rights
- Latino Cultural Center
- Native American Educational and Cultural Center
- Pride Lafayette
Environment
- NICHES Land Trust - Northern Indiana Citizens Helping Ecosystems Survive.
- Tippecanoe County Humane Society - Listing pets currently up for adoption and animal care tips.
- Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission
Family and Youth
- Bauer Family Resources
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wabash Valley
- The Child Care Resource Network
- Family Services
- Legal Aid Corporation of Tippecanoe County
- Lyn Treece Boys and Girls Club
- Planned Parenthood
Food & Clothing
- Faith Baptist Church - Food Pantry and Clothing Closet
- Food Finders of Lafayette
- Lafayette Urban Ministry
- St. John's Episcopal Church
Mental Health
- The Arc - for people with developmental disabilities.
- Mental Health Association
- Wabash Center - for people with developmental disabilities.
Shelter
- Area IV Agency
- Home with Hope
- Lafayette Habitat for Humanity
- Lafayette Housing Authority
- Lafayette Neighborhood Housing Services
- Lafayette Transitional Housing Center
- Lafayette Urban Ministry
- Salvation Army
- Mental Health Association Day Shelter
- YWCA Domestic Violence - Intervention, prevention, women's shelter.
Updated 11/12