About Acadiana Home Inspectors

A Lafayette Native Who Built a Career
Around Knowing What's Inside Your Home

Keith Blanchard didn't set out to be a home inspector. He set out to understand how buildings work — and after years of doing exactly that, he founded Acadiana Home Inspectors on June 1, 1995, and has served Lafayette homebuyers ever since.

Keith was born and raised in Lafayette Parish. He still lives there today with his wife Robin. This isn't just where he works — it's his home. The neighborhoods he inspects are the same ones where his children grew up, where his grandkids are being raised, and where he has spent his entire life. That kind of local knowledge doesn't come from a certification. It comes from a lifetime of paying attention.

How It Started — Air Conditioning, Electrical, and a Realization

After studying at the local college and earning his air conditioning and heating certification, Keith began his career in the late 1980s working in the HVAC industry. In that role, he was regularly called into homes as part of real estate transactions — inspecting electrical and mechanical systems, documenting conditions, helping buyers and sellers understand what they were working with.

That's when it clicked. The combination of technical knowledge, people skills, and the ability to give someone real clarity about one of the biggest financial decisions of their life — Keith found his calling in that work. His love for home inspection began right there.

Twenty Years in Indoor Air Quality — A Rare Expertise

In the early 1990s, Keith's career took an extraordinary turn. He entered the indoor air quality industry — and stayed for years. He obtained his Louisiana Mechanical Contractor license and his Louisiana State Mold License, which opened doors that most inspectors never walk through.

Keith traveled throughout the United States and internationally, working with medical facilities, petroleum companies, government agencies, and commercial operations — diagnosing and improving indoor air quality in some of the most demanding and complex environments imaginable. He wasn't just learning about mold and air quality. He was solving real problems at an expert level, in high-stakes settings, for clients who couldn't afford to get it wrong.

That experience is what makes Acadiana Home Inspectors genuinely different from any other inspection company in Lafayette. When Keith assesses mold risk or indoor air quality in your home, he isn't doing it from a checklist. He's doing it from a career's worth of real-world expertise that most inspectors simply don't have.

June 1, 1995 — Acadiana Home Inspectors Is Born

Armed with technical expertise, deep local knowledge, and a clear sense of what a truly thorough home inspection should look like, Keith founded Acadiana Home Inspectors on June 1, 1995. The company was built from day one on four principles that have never changed:

Still Here. Still Learning. Still the Best in Acadiana.

Keith still attends seminars and conferences to stay current on residential and commercial construction. He is an active member of the Acadiana Realtor Association and the Acadiana Mortgage Lending Association, and he served as a past board member of the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors.

He didn't build a franchise. He didn't scale to dozens of inspectors. He built a company where the owner still shows up, still does the work, and still stands behind every report with his name and his license number on it.

That's Acadiana Home Inspectors. That's Keith Blanchard.