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- Environmental education: Metairie students replant wetlands
Students hike into Jean Lafitte National Park's Barataria Preserve on Tuesday to plant saplings they grew at school, in hopes of saving Louisiana's wetlands.
- Lafitte hurricane victims giving thanks through service
In parts of the Greater New Orleans area hit hard by hurricanes this summer, families worked on their storm damaged homes before digging into their Thanksgiving Day turkey dinners.
- Lafouche water project groundbreaking for environment and southeast La.
Bayou Lafourche provides drinking water to 300,000 people in Terrebonne, Lafourche, Ascension and Assumption Parishes, and the silt and debris clogging the waterway led to a campaign to clean up the bayou, ...
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The Barataria Baptist Church is located in the town of Jean Lafitte, named for the infamous pirate whose headquarters were hidden in those wetlands and who assisted General Andrew Jackson in defeating the ...
- Kenner concert will help Grand Isle bounce back
Mounds of mud, sand and debris that were dumped on this resort island weeks ago by hurricanes Gustav and Ike are grim reminders along the highway for residents returning to Grand Isle.
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The onramp to eastbound Interstate 10 from from South Cliborne Avenue will be closed today and Thursday, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for drain cleaning.
- Lafitte, Grand Isle get receptive ear to plea for flood protection
The mayors of Grand Isle and Lafitte went to Baton Rouge Tuesday to ask Governor Bobby Jindal for help with flood protection for their damaged and vulnerable cities.
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The right, southbound lane of Louisiana 45 from River Road to Ames Boulevard, will be closed today from 7 p.m. to Monday at 3 p.m. for concrete patching.
- A basket full of redfish
Bob Marshall/The Times-Picayune Big redfish have returned with a vengeance to the northern reaches of the Barataria estuary, making limits of reds easy to find in Lafitte on Oct.
- Local fishing industry reeling from hurricanes
They threw a one-two punch with high winds and storm surge, leaving wide swaths of damage to communities across south Louisiana.
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Westbound lanes of the Interstate 10 twin span bridge over Lake Pontchartrain will be closed one at a time, Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., for maintenance.
- Funding sought for Lafitte levees
A group of elected officials from Jefferson Parish, La., will be in Washington, D.C., today to meet with members of Congress in an effort to improve flood protection for the area of Lafitte, La.
- Jefferson Parish Declares a State of Emergency
Today, Jefferson Parish has declared a State of Emergency due to Hurricane Ike. As a precautionary measure, Jefferson Parish is calling for an evacuation of the coastal areas of the Parish only.
- Many beginning the long process of getting FEMA assistance
With thousands displaced because of Hurricanes Ike and Gustav, many are still trying to qualify for federal assistance.
- Flooding, outages still plague region
Things were slowly returning to normal Sunday in southeastern Louisiana after two days of flooding caused by Hurricane Ike, but problems persisted.
- Too many hurricanes threaten La. bayou way of life
JEAN LAFITTE, La. - After four big hurricanes in three years, residents of the Cajun towns along the fast-eroding coast of Louisiana are wondering just how much more they can take.
- Too many hurricanes threaten La. bayou way of life
Three monster hurricanes in three years have walloped Jean Lafitte, which like many other towns in south Louisiana, barely rises above the waterline of the bayous and fragile wetlands leading to the Gulf.
- Lafitte-area residents advised to boil their water
Jefferson Parish has issued a voluntary boil-water advisory for Crown Point, Barataria and Lafitte.
- Jean Lafitte, Barataria floods worst in recent history
The worst flooding in memory hit the Jean Lafitte-Barataria area of Jefferson Parish on Saturday morning, overwhelming frantic efforts to beat back Hurricane Ike's rising storm surge with makeshift levees and ...
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City DescriptionBarataria is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,333 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Barataria is located at 29°42′54″N 90°6′58″W / 29.715, -90.11611 (29.715121, -90.116024).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.2 km²) of it (9.22%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,333 people, 500 households, and 367 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 301.2 people per square mile (116.2/km²). There were 571 housing units at an average density of 129.0/sq mi (49.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.95% White, 11.10% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.23% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.88% of the population.
There were 500 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Louisiana
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