From the Battle of New Orleans to bayou culture, this south Louisiana park reveals how the state helped shape a young United ...

The Louisiana Wetlands Educational Center in the town of Jean Lafitte includes exhibits on Cajun culture, the eroding ...

Five years after Hurricane Ida, the National Park Service is working to repair Barataria Preserve and to stave off future ...

Galveston's first celebrity resident, the pirate Jean Lafitte, remains a household name on the island more than 200 years later. La Maison Rouge, his purported home base on Harborside Drive, may be ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. (WGNO) — A celebration of Louisiana seafood is returning to Jean Lafitte. The annual Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival will make it’s return May 29-31, offering a “one-of-a-kind ...

JEAN LAFITTE, La. — The Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival is returning next month, bringing a weekend of Louisiana seafood, live music, and outdoor activities to the Jean Lafitte Auditorium and Grounds.

Louisiana: The State We're In is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung ...

There's a seemingly endless array of things to do in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve near New Orleans and Lafayette, Louisiana. But since the park is spread across six sites in the ...

In the colonial days of U.S. history, taverns served as the primary drinking spots, as these simple establishments offered food, drink and lodging. Today, modern bars and clubs may dominate the social ...

On a cool February morning, Meredith Hardy, a ranger at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, walks toward the head of the Bayou Coquille trail at the Barataria Preserve, a short ...