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3About Cankton, LA
Cankton is a small farming town of about 500 people in Louisiana's Acadiana region, 15 miles northeast of Lafayette via US Highway 167. The town sits at the heart of Cajun prairie country, surrounded by rice fields and sugarcane farms. Lafayette Regional Airport is 20 miles away for out-of-town visitors. The 1916 St. Joseph Catholic Church anchors this close-knit community with deep Acadian heritage.
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Cankton, LA is in United States, at 30.346, -92.113 - about 20 km north-east of Duson, LA.
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The closest airport to Cankton, LA is Lafayette Regional Airport, 26 km (about 29 min by car).