The visitor center at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and most trails at the Barataria Preserve will temporarily close ...

Starting on Monday next week, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve will temporarily close the Barataria Preserve visitor center and most boardwalk trails for a multi-phase demolition and ...

Bayou Barataria flows alongside the town of Jean Lafitte, where rebuilding continues nearly three years after Hurricane Ida. (Aidan McCahill for Louisiana Illuminator) Timothy Kerner Jr. sits in his ...

NEW ORLEANS — Four years after Hurricane Ida, the community of Jean Lafitte is still reeling from the storm's aftermath, facing what many residents describe as a "man-made disaster" of unaffordable ...

Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour is a great way to get out on the water looking for gators, birding, and other wildlife. Enjoy a ...

The Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival is returning this weekend with live music, food, kayaks, things for the kids and more. The festival takes place on May 30 until June 1 at the Jean Lafitte Auditorium ...

A coastal Louisiana fishing town that's been run by one family since its incorporation will soon see a new mayor. For the first time since Jean Lafitte's incorporation 50 years ago, a member of the ...

It was a hopeful announcement for a storm-battered community: New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity in 2022 pledged to invest $4.5 million over the next two years to rebuild more than 40 homes in the ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. (WGNO) — Republican Yvette Crain has won the Jean Lafitte mayoral race against Democrat Wilfred Wyman. Crain won with 97.97% of the votes, while Wyman received 2.03% of the votes.

Timothy Kerner Jr. sits in his makeshift Jean Lafitte Town Hall office. His voice is hoarse, the words seeming to spill out faster than he can control them. “Biden was sitting here just like me and ...