: Alligators. Bayous. Music with a beat that just won't stop. Food you'll never forget. And the Mississippi River rolling along through it all. Experience it at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
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- Closures All park sites are open except for Chalmette National Battlefield and National Cemetery in Chalmette which is closed due to damage from Hurricane Katrina.
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New Orleans is host to seven National Historic Sites within the confines of two National Historic Parks. Jean Lafitte National Historic Park consists of six different sites scattered around Southern Louisiana. The first ...
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There are six different sites that comprise The Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve, each offering glimpses not only into Southern Louisiana culture, but also the nature indigenous to it. You and your grandchildren can learn about everything from the nutria and the alligator to the bayou and the prairie in New Orleans and its surrounding cities. Sites offer canoeing, hiking and all of
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The French Quarter retains much of its original character from the 18th and 19th centuries because it is among the oldest protected historic districts in the nation. The Laura C. Hudson Visitor Center on the eastern edge of the French Quarter features an extensive exhibition of the history and conflict that surrounded the founding and shaping of present-day New Orleans and the French Quarter. Life
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve was established to preserve signifcant 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. - The park consists of six physically separate sites and a park headquarters located in southeastern
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park consists of six sites in and around New Orleans, including the headquarters and
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Property Description The Barataria Preserve outside Marrero offers a taste of Louisiana"s wild wetlands. The preserve"s 20,000 acres include bayous, swamps, marshes, forests, alligators, nutrias, and over 300 species of birds. Boardwalk and dirt trails wind through the preserve and waterways can be explored by canoe or kayak. Park rangers offer guided walks, canoe treks, and birdwatching walks; canoe
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Twin Canals in Jean Lafitte Park One of my coolest places to sea kayak while living in New Orleans, ("Pre-Katrina") was Twin Canals on the West Bank. I used to paddle days and nights over there but "Night Paddling" was the most fun (or craziest as my wife at the time would call it). Lots of gator, beaver, alligator gar, egret, heron, etc etc. One thing I liked about the night was that during the Winter
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