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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 »

Wetlands Lesson Plans from Louisiana State University

The lesson plans on this page were created by Louisiana State University pre-service teachers under the guidance of Dr. Pam Blanchard. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve thanks them for their wonderful work on this project.

Click here to see a table of GLEs (Grade-Level Expectations) for these plans.

These plans can be used on their own or as pre-visit lessons for field trips to the Barataria Preserve.

For Grade 4:

For Grade 5:

Did You Know?

Young armadillos at night.

Nine-banded armadillos always give birth to four identical young, the only mammal known to do so. They can also delay birth for up to two years after fertilization of the egg.