May 11, 2021
JEAN LAFITTE, La. –After fifteen years, the Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival returns to the Town of Jean Lafitte June 25-27, 2021, at Jean Lafitte Auditorium and Grounds, 4953 City Park St in Jean Lafitte. “When you think about Jean Lafitte, you think of the amazing...
Jun 23, 2020
gomesa videoGulf States deserve a fair share of oil and gas revenues that are generated for the federal government off of our shores. Reach out to Congress now to demand justice for the Gulf Coast. Contact your senator at this link –...
Dec 8, 2019
Dec. 7, 2019 – Town of Jean Lafitte and Greater New Orleans Iris Society Plant 1,000 irises along the town’s boardwalk to reestablish and revive the state’s wildflower. Volunteers from the Town of Jean Lafitte and the Greater New Orleans Iris Society...
Sep 7, 2019
Country Roads Magazine, Sep. 7, 2019 Since the 1930s, the communities of Bayou Barataria has gathered for the traditional Jean Lafitte Pirogue Races. Last year, after a hiatus, the town of Jean Lafitte re-introduced the beloved bayou celebration of local heritage,...
May 10, 2019
Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), along with state and local officials, broke ground today on Phase 2 of the Fisher School Basin Flood Risk Reduction Project, a floodwall being built along Bayou Barataria at the...
Jan 30, 2019
BY CHAD CALDER, The Advocate, Jan. 30, 2019 Coastal restoration funds announced recently by Gov. John Bel Edwards include about $23 million for the Lafitte area, which is making headway on the jigsaw puzzle of ring levees designed to keep floodwaters at bay in a...
