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Lafitte may refer to: * Lafitte (surname) * Lafitte, Louisiana * Jean Lafitte, Louisiana * Lafitte, Tarn-et-Garonne, a commune in southern France * Lafitte Greenway, a trail for pedestrians and bicycles in New Orleans, Louisiana * Lafitte Projects, in the 6th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana * Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop in the French Quarter of New Orleans * Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, includes several regions in south Louisiana See also * Château Lafite Rothschild, a French winemaker * Laffitte (other) Laffitte is a surname of French origin. Notable people with that name include: * Hector Manuel Laffitte (born 1934), former United States federal judge * Jacques Laffitte (17671844), French banker and politician ** Cabinet of Jacques Laffitte, a Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafitte (surname)
Lafitte is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * André-Joseph Lafitte-Clavé, French army engineer * Ed Lafitte, professional baseball pitcher * Fermín Emilio Lafitte, Argentine archbishop * Guy Lafitte, French tenor saxophonist * Jean Lafitte, French privateer * José White Lafitte, Cuban violinist * Laurent Lafitte, French actor * Pierre Lafitte, brother of Jean Lafitte * Pierre Lafitte Ithurralde Pierre Lafitte Ithurralde (21 May 1901 – 23 February 1985) was a French Basque priest and author. Biography Lafitte was born in Louhossoa on 21 May 1901. Orphaned at the age of seven, he was raised by his aunt and uncle in Ithorots, where ..., French Basque priest and author * Yasmine Lafitte, Moroccan pornographic actress See also * Laffitte (other), including some people with that surname {{surname Surnames of French origin Occitan-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafitte, Louisiana
Lafitte is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census, and 816 in 2019. In 2020, its population increased to 1,014 people. It is part of the New Orleans– Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Lafitte is located at the southern end of Louisiana Highway 45 along Bayou Barataria, and fishing is a major part of the local economy and culture. Geography Lafitte is located at (29.677566, -90.105386). It is by road south of New Orleans. Lafitte is bordered to the north by the town of Jean Lafitte, and to the west, across Bayou Barataria, by unincorporated Barataria. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lafitte CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 24.57%, are water. Demographics The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 816 people lived in the CDP, down from 972 at the 2010 U.S. census. At the 2020 United States censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Lafitte, Louisiana
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Lafitte, Tarn-et-Garonne
Lafitte (; oc, La Fita) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Lafittois. Geography Town located along the main road 14 between Castelsarrasin, and Beaumont-de-Lomagne. History The history of this quoted is linked to its origin to religion as we can apprehend below in the excerpt from the dictionary of Parishes of Pierre Gayne in 1978. LAFITTE evokes these stones "stuck in the ground, or standing stones, prehistoric monuments, including the religious significance is unknown. Was there in this place a menhir Christianized thereafter to give birth to a chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist? It would be hard to say. Anyway, the parish has been mentioned since the late 12th century under the name of St. Jean of Montanhac, and was assigned as her neighbors in the 13th century by the Bishop of Toulouse in the monastery Belleperche; the Father held until the Revolution the right of patronage and shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafitte Greenway
The Lafitte Greenway is a trail for pedestrians and bicycles located in New Orleans, Louisiana, extending from Louis Armstrong Park to Bayou St. John and beyond. Opened in 2015, it is the latest reconfiguration of a historic transportation corridor that has been in use for over two centuries. Description The Lafitte Greenway extends 2.6 miles from the Basin Street trailhead (located near the Municipal Auditorium in Armstrong Park) to the Alexander Street trailhead. Passing through the Tremé, Lafitte, and Mid-City, the trail essentially connects neighborhoods from the French Quarter to Lakeview.Laffite Greenway Bicycle and Pedestrian Path from the City of New Orleans, retrieved May 16, 2016 Landscaping along the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafitte Projects
The Lafitte Projects were one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans and were located in the 6th Ward of New Orleans Treme neighborhood. It was one of Downtown New Orleans' oldest housing developments and had many associated problems before being severely flooded and damaged during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The project made national headlines after the gruesome murder of Thomas May who burned to death in the project in 1994. By a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) decree, the projects were demolished and redeveloped as affordable, mixed-income housing The definition of mixed-income housing is broad and encompasses many types of dwellings and neighborhoods. Following Brophy and Smith, the following will discuss “non-organic” examples of mixed-income housing, meaning “a deliberate effort to .... The redevelopment effort was charged with replacing every demolished unit. The large housing project was left mostly vacant following evacuations after the extensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Most likely built as a house in the 1770s during the Spanish colonial period, it is one of the oldest surviving structures in New Orleans. According to legend, the privateer Jean Lafitte, aka John Lafitte, owned a business here in the early 19th century. As with many things involving the Lafittes, including the possibility that they used the structure to plot illegal seizures and the sale of contraband, no documentation exists. (It was only after the Lafitte brothers were long gone that Jean's signature was found on a document, finally ascertaining how their family name was spelled: ''LAFFITE''.) It is purported to be one of the more haunted venues in the French Quarter. The name ''Blacksmith Shop'' may not be coincidental. Lafitte's associates may have operated a smithy here during the days of reliance upon horses, who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (french: Parc historique national et réserve Jean Lafitte) protects the natural and cultural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta region. It is named after French pirate Jean Lafitte and consists of six separate sites and a park headquarters. Acadiana Three sites interpret the Cajun culture of the Lafayette (southern Louisiana) area, which developed after Acadians were resettled in the region following their expulsion from Canada (1755–1764) by the British, and the transfer of French Louisiana to Spain in the aftermath of the French and Indian War. * Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette * Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice, obtained through the work of Mayor Curtis Joubert * Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center in Thibodaux Nature preserve The Barataria Preserve in Marrero interprets the natural and cultural history of the region. The preserve has trails and canoe tours through bottomland hardwood fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château Lafite Rothschild
Château Lafite Rothschild is a French wine estate of Bordeaux wine, Bordeaux wine, located in Pauillac in France, owned by members of the Rothschild family since the 19th century, and rated as a First Growth under the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, 1855 Bordeaux Classification. Lafite was one of five wine-producing châteaux of Bordeaux (wine), Bordeaux originally awarded First Growth status in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, 1855 Classification. Since then, it has been a consistent producer of one of the world's most expensive red wines. A bottle of 1869 Château Lafite Rothschild holds the world record for the most expensive bottle of wine sold at auction for $233,973 in 2010. History Situated in the wine-producing village of Pauillac in the Médoc region to the north-west of Bordeaux, the estate was the property of Gombaud de Lafite in 1234. In the 17th century, the property of Château Lafite was purchased by the Ségur family, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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