The Lloyd Roeling Mathematics Conference is a regional conference held annually at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The topic of the 2025 iteration will be algebra, and will be held in conjunction with the Southern Regional Algebra Conference. It will be held April 4-6, 2025, at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Continuing the Southern Regional Algebra Conference tradition, we welcome contributed talks at all levels and from all areas of algebra.
In adddition to the contributed talks, we will feature three invited speakers to open sessions during the conference.
Invited Speakers
- Sergio Lopez-Permouth, Ohio University.
- Cornelius Pillen, University of South Alabama.
- Mandi A. Schaeffer-Fry, University of Denver.
Registration
There is no deadline to register to attend the conference.
The deadline to register to give a talk was Friday March 14.
If you are planning to attend and did not fill out a registration
form before the deadline, please email one of the local organizers
to register.
The local organizers expect to have funding that can be used to help defray cost of travel or local expenses of participants, pending approval. Please use the registration form above to apply.
Travel
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) webpage
Lafayette Regional Airport is about 4 miles from the Hilton Garden Inn/Cajundome and 2.5 miles from the Double Tree Hotel.
Taxis: Courtesy Taxi & Transportation, (337) 577-9638, 5280, Transport Services, (337) 766-1326, Dixie Cab, (337) 237-3333.
Other car services, such as Uber or Lyft, are available as well.
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)
New Orleans Airport (MSY)
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) webpage
Note that the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is located in Kenner which is about 13 miles from downtown New Orleans. Transportation from New Orleans to Lafayette is only by bus or train.
Union Station (train)
Amtrak (passenger train service) webpage
The Amtrak (passenger train) station, Union Station, is located at 1001 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans.
The Sunset Limited provides service between Lafayette and New Orleans.
New Orleans to Lafayette (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday)
9:00 am (09:00) leave New Orleans - 12:24 pm (12:24) arrive Lafayette
Lafayette to New Orleans (Tuesday, Friday, Sunday)
5:15 pm (17:15) leave Lafayette - 9:40 pm (21:40) arrive New Orleans
Greyhound Bus Station
Greyhound (bus service) webpage
The New Orleans Greyhound Station is located at 1001 Loyola Avenue (next to the train station).
Greyhound offers service between Lafayette and New Orleans. Greyhound also offers (on a limited schedule) service between the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Lafayette.
Enter "New Orlns Arpt" in the Greyhound site search box for details about connections between the New Orleans airport and "Lafayette, LA" or "New Orleans, LA".
Lodging
Hilton Garden Inn Lafayette/Cajundome
2350 West Congress Street
30-40 minute walk
Reservations: 337-291-1977
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Lafayette
1521 West Pinhook Road
25-35 minute walk
Reservations: 337-235-6111
Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott
1606 W Pinhook Rd
Reservations: 337-233-5558
30 minutes, or less, walk (1.5 mile); 7 minutes by car
La Quinta by Wyndham Lafayette Oil Center
1321 W Pinhook Rd
Reservations: 337-366-8652
This is a little bit closer than Fairfield, and on the same road.
The Juliet
800 Jefferson St
Reservations: 337-230-5542
12–15 minute walk
This is located downtown and has restaurants, bars, coffee shops nearby.