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Battle of New Orleans. Jean Lafitte (c.1780 – c.1823) was a French pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. 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 ...
Jean Lafitte is a town on Bayou Barataria in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in Jefferson Parish , it is named after the privateer Jean Lafitte . The population was 1,809 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ]
State flag of Louisiana Location of Louisiana in the U.S. map The following are notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the American state of Louisiana. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. A Mark Abraham (born 1953), state ...
Matt and Patti DeDuca view the Hansen's Disease exhibit at the Jean Lafitte Museum in Thibodaux, July 13. The museum will continue to host the exhibit, featuring 20 displays, through August 27.
The capture of the schooner Bravo was a naval battle fought in 1819 between United States Revenue Cutter Service cutters and one of Jean Lafitte 's pirate ships. In early 1819, the two U.S. Revenue Cutters USRC Alabama and USRC Louisiana had just been constructed in New York City at a cost of $4,500 each. The two sister ships, each equipped ...
941 Bourbon St., New Orleans, Louisiana. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Most likely built as a house in the 1770s during the Spanish colonial period, it is one of the oldest surviving structures in New Orleans.
Chalmette National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located within Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Chalmette, Louisiana.The cemetery is a 17.5-acre (7.1 ha) graveyard adjacent to the site that was once the battleground of the Battle of New Orleans, which took place at the end of the War of 1812. [2]
Manila Village (locally spelt Manilla; [1] Cajun French: Cloque-Chênière, Cloche-Chênière, or Cabanage[1]) was a settlement of Filipino sailors, fishermen and laborers located on an island in Barataria Bay, in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The settlements of Saint Malo in St. Bernard Parish was occupied by Filipino sailors who ...