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  1. Colonial Silver Cities, Mexico travel information and guideRead the original story

    Yesterday | Canada.com

    ... good place to cool off!) A large section is devoted to a sketch of Louisiana legends (Andrew Jackson, Napoleon, Jean Lafitte, Marie Laveau, Huey Long, a Mardi Gras Indian, Louis Armstrong, and Pete Fountain) and historical episodes. Whether or not ...

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  2. Eunice displays cultural waresRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Daily World

    ... art lessons at Cafe Mosaic and Damian Cuccio's and free Jitterbug dance lessons led by Paula LaFleur at the Jean Lafitte Center. Also starting at 10 a.m. are a vintage car show at City Hall and Eunice's continuing Farmer's Market around the Liberty. ...

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  3. Grand Isle frantically tries to bulk up leveeRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 9 | Times-Picayune

    ... Sunday afternoon. "It's just not a big event," Resweber said. "We dodged a bullet. We were lucky." Meanwhile, Jean Lafitte was not experiencing any high waters, and no evacuations had been planned, Mayor Tim Kerner said. "Everything's OK," Kerner ...

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  4. Main-to-Main comes to Eunice

    Friday Nov 6 | Daily World Opelousas News

    ... farm produce." All these events are located within a block or two of each other downtown and McManus said the Jean Lafitte Cultural Center downtown is also getting into the act with three programs this Saturday. The first will be "Bits & Pieces of ...

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  5. Jefferson Parish may increase water, sewer rates an average of $2 for three yearsRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 4 | NOLA,com

    ... percent a year. The parish supplies water to all unincorporated areas of the parish as well as Kenner, Harahan, Jean Lafitte and Grand Isle. It provides sewer services to all unincorporated areas and Jean Lafitte. Today's council meeting starts at ...

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  6. Paintings commemorate twin-city arrangementRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 1 | Houma Courier

    ... Thibodaux was in 2006, when they stayed about a week and met with residents throughout the city and visited the Jean Lafitte Center and the Larose Civic Center. 'It's a wonderful program,' Hebert said. - Lloyd Nelson Staff Writer

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  7. The Attitude Adjustment Hour- Episode 9- Haunted New Orleans

    Wednesday Oct 28 | Internet Archive

    ... Open Source Audio Artist/Composer: Dennis Cruz Keywords: New Orleans ; Louisiana ; Marie Laveau ; Voodoo ; Jean Lafitte ; Sazerac ; Easy Rider ; St Louis Cemetery #1 ; Absinthe Creative Commons license: Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States ...

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  8. Jean Lafitte reserve cop gets suspended after being arrested in police station car burglaryRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Oct 28 | NOLA.com

    ... awaits a Dec. 11 court hearing. According to investigators, the burglary victims parked their car behind the Jean Lafitte Town Hall at 2654 Jean Lafitte Parkway -- which houses police headquarters -- and went for a walk. When they came back to it, ...

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  9. Couple finds cop in car allegedly committing crimeRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 28 | WWL-AM New Orleans

    Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says his deputies have arrested a Jean Lafitte Police Officer.

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  10. Jean Lafitte Officer Arrested For Simple Burglary Of Vehicle

    Tuesday Oct 27 | WGNO

    The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office announces the arrest of Jean Lafitte Police Officer Anthony J. Molinario, W/M, 27, of Luling, for the crime of simple burglary of a vehicle.

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  11. Lafitte police officer arrested for simple burglaryRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 27 | WWL-TV New Orleans

    A Jean Lafitte police officer has been arrested after allegedly burglarizing a car, said Sheriff Newell Normand.

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  12. Can you identify who is in this photo?Read the original story

    Sunday Oct 25 | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

    ... Third Street in Eunice. The building was destroyed by fire and replaced with a brick building that is now the Jean Lafitte Prairie Acadian Cultural Center. Can you identify the woman in this week's photo? If so, e-mail me at chere.coen@lusfiber.net ...

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  13. Fitch Downgrades Jefferson Parish, LA Sales Tax Revs to 'A+'; Affirms Special Dist GOsRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 20 | BusinessWire

    ... use tax levied in the unincorporated areas of the parish and a 1% sales and use tax levied within the town of Jean Lafitte. Proceeds from bond offerings are used to fund roadway and sewer system improvements in the parish. The bonds of Fire ...

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  14. Filling canals to restore Baratara marshesRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 17 | WGNO

    ... to a proposed project to backfill more than 20 miles of canals in the preserve south of Marrero, part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Plans call for scouring the canal banks and depositing the soil, trees and other ...

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    Related Topix: Barataria, LA, Lafitte, LA, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve, US National Parks

  15. A lot can be seen in a day in New OrleansRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Oct 16 | Daily Post-Athenian

    ... from the early French Quarter. The bar is steeped in history as tradition says it was co-owned by infamous Jean Lafitte, a privateer who later became a hero of the Battle of New Orleans when he aided the American's against British invaders during ...

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  16. 'Boo Carr ' set for New Orleans' French MarketRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 14, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... Alley in authentic historical costumes (complete with ghostly pallor), portraying the likes of Marie Laveau, Jean Lafitte, John James Audubon, The Baroness Pontalba, Adah Isaacs Mencken, Basil Croquere and Josie Arlington. Kids will be given a ...

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  17. Restoring nature at the Barataria Preserve: an editorial

    Oct 14, 2009 | NOLA.com

    The communities of Jean Lafitte and Crown Point in west Jefferson Parish have grown more vulnerable to surge flooding in recent decades as human activity and coastal erosion depleted surrounding marshes.

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    Related Topix: Barataria, LA, Lafitte, LA, Opinion

  18. Restoring marshland in the Barataria Preserve could create a storm bufferRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 12, 2009 | NOLA.com

    ... to a proposed project to backfill more than 20 miles of canals in the preserve south of Marrero, part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve . Susan Poag/The Times-Picayune If the park service has its way, many trees in the ...

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    Related Topix: Barataria, LA, US National Parks, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve, US National Parks, Lafitte, LA

  19. Reclaiming the marsh

    Oct 11, 2009 | NOLA.com

    The National Park Service is making a proposal to reclaim more than 20 miles of abandoned oil and gas canals inside Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve-Barataria Unit to restore marshland, reduce saltwater intrusion and reverse land loss.

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    Related Topix: Lafitte, LA, Barataria, LA

  20. Start on wetlands park nearly setRead the original story

    Oct 9, 2009 | Times-Picayune

    ... 900-foot-long boardwalk nature trail to more than 3,000 feet. "The closest really good nature trail is in Jean Lafitte National Park," Guillot said. "This will bring tourists to our community." The park's Achilles heel is the bumpy aggregate access ...

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