12017-03-14T12:33:33-07:00Synagogue in Lafayette10plain4015452017-04-06T14:40:16-07:00Temple Shalom is the central Jewish Congregation in Lafayette. The temple was founded in 1869 and in 1881, Governor Alexander Mouton donated land for the congregants to build a synagogue. Initially called Temple Rodeph Shalom up until 1992, the synagogue started out as an Orthodox organization. It was around 1889 when it switched to Reform, which is what it remains today.