The Collective Community Arts Center in Lafayette showcased an exhibit documenting discrimination at the town's 1934 public swimming pool and the civil rights efforts of Rose Lueras and her daughter Rosebelle Vargas. The exhibit, titled Racism & Discrimination at the Lafayette Swimming Pool, 1934, featured bilingual panels displayed through October 11. After the pool's construction in 1934, a White trade only sign appeared at the gate. Lueras organized 25 Latino families to file a lawsuit asserting their 14th Amendment rights. The case was dismissed, and Lueras was killed by a delivery truck in 1935 before trial. Her daughter testified in court at age 13.

The Collective Community Arts Center, housed in a renovated historic building at 201 N. Public Road, officially opened on February 17, 2017. The celebration ran from 4 to 8 p.m. and featured an inaugural art exhibition, ribbon-cutting ceremony, live music, and light refreshments—all free and open to the public. According to Arts and Cultural Resources Director Susan Booker, the facility serves as a gathering spot where artists and arts lovers can experience a variety of programs. The center offers rotating exhibits, historic displays, networking opportunities, arts business development workshops, lectures, film series, author readings, and educational programming to engage the community in creative pursuits.