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Jean Lafitte
French pirate and privateer

Jean Lafitte

Jean Lafitte was a French pirate, privateer, and slave trader who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century.

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He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte". This has become the common spelling in the United States, including places named after him.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Barataria Museum

    This little museum within the city hall explores the history of privateering and the town of Jean Lafitte and the surrounding wetlands with its respective fauna.

  2. 02
    The Bow of the Black Pearl

    West of the Jules Nunez Seafood Pavilion, 920 Jean Lafitte Blvd.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Barataria Preserve

    6588 Barataria Boulevard (south of Marrero near Crown Point),.

  2. 02
    Airboat Adventures

    Here you can go on a high thrills adventure through marshland and open water aboard an air boat and explore the fringes of the Mississippi Delta.

  3. 03
    Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour

    6601 Leo Kerner Lafitte Pkwy, Marrero, LA,.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Boutte's Bayou Restaurant

    For a very authentic fried Gulf Coast seafood experience.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Infrogmation of New Orleans (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.