Jean Lafitte, Louisiana

About Jean Lafitte

Set in the southeastern part of Louisiana, Jean Lafitte is a small town, home to 1,815 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Jean Lafitte holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 5.85 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 310 residents per square mile.

📰 Jean Lafitte News Today

• BMX on the Bayou: Broc Raiford returns home to ride the Louisiana Bayou Red Bull · Aug 4
• Heart of Louisiana: Lafitte Wetlands fox8live.com · Jul 7
• Jean Lafitte police mourning loss of police chief WDSU · Jun 29
• Jean Lafitte Police Chief dies WGNO · Jun 29
• Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival returns this weekend with live music, seafood and family fun WWLTV.com · May 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Jean Lafitte Unique

• The only place in America named Jean Lafitte — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour · Attraction
• Swamp tour airboat · Attraction
• airbout tours · Attraction
• swampwalk · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Jean Lafitte

• Jean Lafitte Barataria Preserve Trails reviews ★
• Jean Lafitte Bayou Coquille reviews ★
• Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rosethorne Playground reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Jean Lafitte

🏘️ Nearby Communities