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NERR Town Hall Meeting in Lafitte
The search for a National Estuarine Research Reserve in Louisiana wants to involve you! Jean Lafitte is excited about this opportunity and what it could mean for our community and the Barataria Basin. We encourage you to participate by coming to the meeting on Monday,...
Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival Returns June 25-27
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...
Demanding Justice for the Gulf Coast!
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...
Town of Jean Lafitte and Iris Society plant over 1,000 irises
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 (GNOIS) planted...
2019 World Champion Jean Lafitte Pirogue Races
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,...
Gov. Edwards Breaks Ground for Next Phase of Tidal Protection Projects in Jean Lafitte
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...
Lafitte area gets $23 million for flood protection projects; completion expected in 2 years
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...
Pirogue racing returns to the Town of Jean Lafitte
July 22, 2018, nola.com After nearly 20 years, pirogue racing returned to the Town of Jean Lafitte Saturday (July 21) at the town's newly opened Jules Nunez Seafood Pavilion and AJ & Sheron Fabre Market on Bayou Barataria. The 2018 Jean Lafitte Pirogue Races and...
Jean Lafitte Pirogue Races Return to the bayou this summer
JEAN LAFITTE, La. –After nearly twenty years, pirogue racing returns to the Town of Jean Lafitte on Saturday, July, 21, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 920 Jean Lafitte Blvd., Jean Lafitte. “Everyone who has lived on Bayou Barataria remembers the summer pirogue races...
First Jean Lafitte Town Market takes place at Lafitte’s new seafood pavilion
FIRST JEAN LAFITTE TOWN MARKET TAKES PLACE THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 JEAN LAFITTE, La. –The Town of Jean Lafitte hosts its first town market this Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 920 Jean Lafitte Blvd., Jean Lafitte. The Jean Lafitte Town...