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	Jean Lafitte, Louisiana -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jean Lafitte is a town located in (Click link for more info and facts about Jefferson Parish, Louisiana) Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
		Jean Lafitte is located at 29°44'8" North, 90°7'19" West (29.735587, -90.122053).
		Out of the total population, 19.4% of those under the age of 18 and 24.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/je/jean_lafitte,_louisiana.htm (444 words)

	Pirate House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A Lafitte biographer, Catherine Gonzales, wrote that information "about his early life is obscure,"and she catches up with him in 1810, when he opened his fl-smith shop in New Orleans as a cover for smuggling.
		Following are excerpts from the work of recent Lafitte scholars, one of whom was convinced that the famous privateer bought property in Hancock County and spent his last days in the "Pirate House" on the beach of Bay St. Louis-Waveland, a house built expressly for him.
		This "Lafitto" (A Spanish spelling which Jean Lafitte frequently used in his peak privateer years) lived at Bay St. Louis in quiet retirement for about twenty five years according to more deeds made out to him, and was reported to have died around 1850.
	www2.datasync.com /history/Pages/pirate.htm (1255 words)

	Pratie Place: Jewish pirates save Louisiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jean Lafitte's diary states he was born in Port-Au-Prince, Saint Domingue, in 1782.
		Lafitte had traveled the bayous for years and knew them better than anyone; he had even mapped the navigable waterways within 10,000 square miles of delta.
		Jean, who had substantially financed one of the earliest synagogues in Louisiana, is buried (perhaps) in a Jewish cemetery in Metairie.
	pratie.blogspot.com /2005/02/jewish-pirates-save-louisiana.html (1154 words)

	Jean Lafitte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In January, 1814, the Lafittes offered for sale a consignment of 415 negroes: An inspector of revenue that was sent to their settlement was killed, and the collector urged Governor Claiborne to drive the contra-bandists out of Louisiana.
		Pierre Lafitte had recently been made a prisoner by the United States authorities, and was confined in the jail of New Orleans.
		The majority of the officers who were called in council were of the opinion that the documents that had been sent by Jean Lafitte were forgeries, and that his story was a fabrication intended to prevent the destruction of his outlawed colony.
	www.famousamericans.net /jeanlafitte (1125 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: LAFFITE, JEAN
		Jean Laffite (Lafitte), pirate, was born in Bayonne, France, probably in 1780 or 1781, the son of a French father and a Spanish mother.
		Jean Laffite went to Washington and Philadelphia in the winter of 1815-16 to lay their case before President James Madison, but in March 1816 he returned to New Orleans without success.
		Jean Laffite's first assignment was to accompany Arsène Lacarrière Latour on a mapping expedition west of Arkansas Post.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/LL/fla12.html (1044 words)

	Corpus Christi Online - / Coast is loaded with legends of lost treasures
		On July 4, 1811, the pirate Jean Lafitte sank a Spanish galleon off the beaches of South Texas, and it was reported to be carrying $500,000 in gold.
		The story has it that when Lafitte was finally banished by the U.S. Navy from Galveston Bay in 1821 he buried an enormous treasure on one of the sandy islands of the Texas Coast.
		Another story has it that Lafitte relocated to the mouth of the Lavaca River, which was protected by sandbars, where he was able to continue his privateering.
	www.caller2.com /autoconv/givensm98/givensm8.html (868 words)

	The Legacy of Jean Lafitte in Southwest Louisiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Deep in the southwest corner of Louisiana lies a region once famed in American history as the "Neutral Strip." This forty-mile-wide stretch of wilderness and marsh land, principally in present-day Calcasieu and Cameron parishes, become a geographic entity in 1806 when the boundary between Spanish Texas and the United States was in dispute.
		In Lafitte's era, there were four tidal lagoons (two have since succumbed to natural and man-made channel routing) on the lower Calcasieu River, and the buccaneer could navigate the stream with the skill of a bar pilot.
		Lafitte posted sentries at the mouth of the river to watch the warship's movements, and put half of his crew to work burying treasure in the vicinity of the Barb Shellbank.
	www.wtblock.com /wtblockjr/jean1.htm (2868 words)

	Claiborne Harbored no love for Pirate Lafitte - By BUDDY STALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		His treasure was to be confiscated, and Lafitte and his men were to be imprisoned for their despicable and continual acts of piracy.
		Lafitte had posters printed and had them plastered all over town with a picture of Claiborne and a reward six times what the governor had offered for Lafitte’s head.
		Lafitte not only helped defend the city by supplying men and outstanding cannoneers; he also furnished the majority of the ammunition that was used to fight the Battle of New Orleans.
	clarionherald.org /20001207/stall.htm (524 words)

	Jean Lafitte Louisiana Resource Guide, City or community of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana Facts, Information, Relocation, ...
		The population of Jean Lafitte is approximately 1469.
		The distance from Jean Lafitte to Washington DC is 1004 miles.
		Jean Lafitte is positioned 29.74 degrees north of the equator and 90.10 degrees west of the prime meridian.
	www.usacitiesonline.com /lacountyjeanlafitte.htm (201 words)

	Jean Lafitte Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1808 the brothers, Jean and Pierre Lafitte, organized the smugglers and privateers with headquarters at Grand Terre, a barrier island, They used the Indians shell middens along the bayou for storehouses and sold merchandise to merchants and plantation owners.
		Jean Lafitte stalled the negotiations in order to get word to General Andrew Jackson.
		At this point the story of Jean Lafitte becomes hazy and no one is sure what became of the pirate-patriot.
	www.jeanlafitteonline.com (407 words)

	Jean Lafitte: Gentleman Pirate of New Orleans
		This delta was a new and lusty territory, overgrown with willows and wildlife.
		Lafitte’s commerce of merchandise -- of cloths and linens, spices and trinkets, furniture and utensils -- sold at discount prices, avoiding high tariffs, to the grateful citizens of New Orleans.
		In short, Lafitte’s piratical methods, despite their negative connotation, proved to be a survival factor for what was to become a major American city.
	www.crimelibrary.com /americana/lafitte/main.htm (1088 words)

	Louisiana Fishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lafitte is located just south of New Orleans on Bayou Barataria which runs all the way to Grand Isle and on to the Gulf of Mexico.
		When you and the family or friends travel through the marsh you can't help but wonder if all of the pirate Jean Lafitte's treasure has been found or is it still waiting for that lucky soul to come along.
		Louisiana salt water fishing is great in the Fall and Winter months but the real busy time is naturally the Spring and Summer.
	www.neworleansfishingguides.com /louisiana-fishing.htm (559 words)

	Jean Lafitte Bibliography
		Thomas J. Carruth and The Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwest Louisiana, 1979.
		Redbones in the Neutral Strip or No Man's Land Between the Calcasieu and Sabine Rivers in Louisiana and Texas, Respectfully, and the Westport Fight Between Whites and Redbones for Possession of this Strip on Christmas Eve, 1882.
		Louisiana Under the Rule of Spain, France, and the United States, 1785-1807 Volume II.
	www.library.mcneese.edu /depts/archive/noman.htm (366 words)

	Jean LaFitte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jean Laffite, pronounced lah FEET, (1780?-1826?), was a New Orleans smuggler, pirate, and patriot.
		In 1810, he became chief of a band of pirates with headquarters on Grande Terre Island in Barataria Bay in the Gulf of Mexico just south of New Orleans.
		After he raided the Louisiana coast and scuttled an American ship, the United States sent an expedition in 1821 to destroy the Galveston pirate colony.
	hometown.aol.com /lostincave/LaFitte.html (284 words)

	Jean Lafitte
		Jean Lafitte, or Laffite, c.1780-c.1826, was a Louisiana privateer and smuggler who helped U.S. forces in the Battle of New Orleans at the end of the WAR OF 1812.
		It is said that Lafitte's schooner was finally sunk by a United States gunboat and now lies in its underwater grave at Shell Beach.
		Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve contains Barataria, located south of New Orleans and featuring trails and canoe tours; Chalmette, the scene of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans; the New Orleans Unit, interpreting the ethnic population of the Delta; and the Acadian Unit, which interprets Acadian culture and history.
	gatewayno.com /history/Lafitte.html (568 words)

	American Profile: 9/5/2004 - 9/11/2004: The Mystique Of Lafitte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Deep in the cypress swamps and backwater bayous of southeast Louisiana lives a legend of a pirate-turned-patriot whose fabled deeds are revered in the Cajun communities which bear his name.
		However, residents continue to harvest shrimp, crab, oysters, catfish and crawfish from the surrounding lakes and freshwater marshes, and the bounty is served in local eateries such as Boutee’s Bayou Restaurant in Lafitte and at events such as the Seafood Festival, held each summer in Jean Lafitte.
		Protecting the freshwater marshes along the Louisiana coast is critical to maintaining a productive fishery, says Walt Burgoyne, a naturalist and environmental educator at the Barataria Preserve of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park.
	www.americanprofile.com /issues/20040905/20040905_4164.asp (615 words)

	Lafitte, Jean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lafitte, la-fet, Jean, "the Pirate of the Gulf." He was born in France about 1780.
		He established a famous band of privateers and smugglers at Barataria, Louisiana, 1813-14.
		He not only gave timely warning of the movements of the British, but he rendered valuable assistance at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
	www.factopia.com /aiton-encyclopedia-vol3/lafitte-jean.htm (83 words)

	The Historical Treasures of Jean Lafitte
		The digitized features identifying the potential locations for the legendary treasure(s) of the pirate Jean Lafitte are fictional and un-substantiated.
		Louisiana Oils Spill Coordinator's Office / Office of the Governor(ed.), 19950000, Louisiana Oil Spill Contingency Plan Map CD: Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office / Office of the Governor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
		Information regarding the Jean Lafitte treasure are purely fictional and not based on substantive information.
	lagic.lsu.edu /metadataworkbook/jeanlafitte/jltreasure_faq.html (794 words)

	Louisiana Fishing Charters - Louisiana Salt Water Fishing the Inland Marsh of Lafitte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Louisiana Fishing Charters - Just south of New Orleans along the banks of Bayou Barataria is where you'll find the town of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana.
		For generations families here have made their living using the Lafitte Skiff to harvest Shrimp from the productive waters of South Louisiana.
		There are many Louisiana Fishing Charters in the area but there is one that stands out from the rest.
	www.eccentriccharters.net /louisiana-fishing-charters.htm (662 words)

	Jean Lafitte News
		The first thing the Rev. Felix Jones III and Douglas Headrick did when they arrived in the small Louisiana town of Jean Lafitte was hop on an air boat with the city's mayor to tour the hurricane-ravaged...
		The police chief of a Louisiana town is accused of looting in New Orleans.
		Louisiana's swollen waters are delivering fresh worries about the state's famously colorful...
	www.topix.net /city/jean-lafitte-la (780 words)

	Jean Lafitte Bibliography
		The saga of Jean Lafitte; word portraits of a picturesque southern pirate: History and romance of the Texas coast.
		Costello, Brian J. “Relatives of Jean and Pierre Lafitte in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.” Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol.
		Vogel, Robert C. “Jean Laffite, the Baratarians, and the battle of New Orleans: A reappraisal.” Louisiana History, Vol.
	library.mcneese.edu /depts/archive/lafitte.htm (396 words)

	Jean Lafitte Tourism Center and Pirate Museum
		The MUSEUM is housed in the Jean Lafitte Tourist Welcome Center, on the Bayou in the shadow of the Intracoastal Waterway Hi-Rise Bridge, Look for it on your left as you turn on to Jean Lafitte Blvd.
		Check to see this years' dates of the Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival, the Blessing Of The Fleet, Pirogue Racing Championship, the Iris Festival and other Events.
		Now that this amazing Exhibit has been relocated to a new home on the banks of Bayou Barataria, it may truly be said that Jean Lafitte has found his final resting place.
	www.geocities.com /worldwidese/jeanlafitteexhibit.html (529 words)

	Jean Lafitte, LA Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
		Back to: Jean Lafitte main page, Louisiana, Louisiana smaller cities, Louisiana small towns, All US cities.
		Housing units in Jean Lafitte with a mortgage: 222 (30 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
		Back to: Jean Lafitte, LA (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Louisiana, All US cities.
	www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Jean-Lafitte-Louisiana.html (424 words)

	Repair a Sauna, Louisiana, LA
		Because Covington, Louisiana is in a region referred to as the Ozone Belt, it has long been known for its clean air and water.
		The Battle of New Orleans, which made Andrew Jackson a national hero, was fought two weeks after the War of 1812 had ended and more than a month before the news of the war's end had reached Louisiana.
		Breaux Bridge, Louisiana is known as the "Crawfish Capital of the World".
	www.homecontractors.biz /task.Louisiana.Sauna-Repair.40135.html (159 words)

	Lafitte Louisiana Bed and Breakfast near Jean Lafitte National Park Bed and Breakfast Inn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Lafitte Louisiana Bed and Breakfast near Jean Lafitte National Park Bed and Breakfast Inn
		A private pier and sea water pool extend out into the lake which was once the fields of this Louisiana indigo plantation.
		Jean Lafitte National Park, New Orleans, Oyster Food Fest, 3rd Sun in Jan., Celebration of the Louisiana Iris, April
	www.innsite.com /inns/A105165.html (249 words)

	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (National Park Service)
		Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve was established to preserve significant examples of the rich natural and cultural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta region.
		The park seeks to illustrate the influence of environment and history on the development of a unique regional culture.
		This center interprets the history of New Orleans and the diverse cultures of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta region.
	www.nps.gov /jela (256 words)

	Wildernet - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
		Description - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve was established to preserve for present and future generations significant examples of the rich natural and cultural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta region.
		Six miles southeast of New Orleans is the Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery, site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans and the final resting place for soldiers from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II and Vietnam.
		In the French Market of the historic French Quarter is the history of New Orleans and the diverse cultures of Louisiana's Mississippi Delta region.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=LAJELA (514 words)

	Where do you want to go birding in Lousiana today?
		Louisiana, Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge supports one of the largest concentrations of wintering waterfowl of any refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge system.
		Birding Louisiana - Louisiana is the southern terminus
		Louisiana Birding Festivals, Birding trails and information, contact persons and much more can be found here on Bird Louisiana's website.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/uslousiana.htm (959 words)

	Jean Lafitte - Contraband Days Festival Guide — Lake Charles, Louisiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jean Lafitte's Contraband Days takes Lake Charles back centuries to the time of pirates and buccaneers.
		Come and see pirates sail in on boats, storm the Civic Center seawall, and watch French gentleman pirate Jean Lafitte and his pirate band take over the city and proclaim "PIRATE RULE" at the largest festival in Southwest Louisiana, Contraband Days.
		Legend has it that Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates buried their contraband treasure along the Southwest Louisiana waterways and to this day has never been discovered.
	www.visitlakecharles.org /contraband-days.asp (252 words)

	Jefferson Parish: Louisiana: Metairie: Kenner: Grand Isle: Jean Lafitte Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, an influx of Americans re-located south but their arrival had little impact on society and culture; plantations and their architecture remained in the hands of French and Spanish descendents.
		The largest industrial employer in Louisiana, Avondale Industries, is located in Jefferson. Located only minutes from New Orleans, Jefferson Parish offers many activities for all.
		Visitors should also partake in a marshland excursion at Jean Lafitte National Park and tour Rivertown U.S.A. Early spring is one of the best times to visit the area, as the Mardi Gras season is well underway by then.
	ccet.louisiana.edu /03a_Cultural_Tourism_Files/02.5_Greater_New_Orleans_Area/Jefferson_Parish.html (297 words)

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