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    Jean Lafitte

    National Historical Park and Preserve Louisiana

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  • Some Park Sites Closed May 17-18

    Staff from throughout the park will be at the Barataria Preserve for BioBlitz May 17-18 (you're invited too!). See how this will effect operations at other sites and learn more about BioBlitz by following the link. More »

Community Creations

A student reporter films an interview with General Andrew Jackson

Student reporters filmed and interviewed Battle of New Orleans participants like Major General Andrew Jackson.

Some educators and students who visit the sites of Jean Lafitte come away with more than some new facts and the memory of a terrific trip. Look at what the park's friends and neighbors have been up to....and if their work inspires you, email the park to schedule a field trip of your own!

Students from Jefferson Parish Public Schools studied the human and natural history of the Barataria Preserve and created projects ranging from oral histories to digital notebooks to blogs. Explore their work and learn more about Louisiana's wetlands.

Jefferson Parish Public School students serve as i-reporters during the Battle of New Orleans anniversary at Chalmette Battlefield. See what they discovered when they met the troops and civilians of 1815.

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Did You Know?

A hungry Louisianan peels crawfish.

Although there are over 250 species of North American crawfish, Louisiana’s annual 100-million-pound, $50 million harvest consists mainly of two species. There are a lot of ways to eat crawfish: crawfish etouffee, crawfish pie, crawfish stew, boiled crawfish, crawfish beignets, crawfish bread.....