Jean Lafitte News

Hundreds of local grade school students joined scores of scientists today in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve to look for as many species of plants and animals as they can find in 24 hours.

When Terry Serigny was growing up in Leeville, Louisiana, in the 1950s, the Mississippi River delta town was also known as Orange City for its many citrus groves.

Jefferson Parish Assistant Director of Water, Doug Pertuit, looks over one of the parish pumps last month.

It's time to get out of the house and enjoy the events scheduled in our community this weekend.

Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach walked the plank on Friday as Jean LaFitte and his band of pirates took over the city as the 56th annual Contraband Days Festival got underway.

Jefferson Parish voters will determine May 4 whether to renew a 5-mill tax that generates almost $9 million annually to run and maintain sewerage operations.

Applications can be picked up from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Marrero Community/Senior Center, 1861 Ames Blvd., and Friday at Jean Lafitte Town Hall, 2654 Jean Lafitte Blvd., Lafitte.

Louisiana will receive $340 million from BP in early Natural Resource Damage Assessment money for four projects to restore barrier islands and to finance two coastal science centers, Gov.

This Saturday, Jefferson Parish voters will decide whether to renew existing property tax millages for fire protection, sewerage services and water works.

Voters make their way to the polls to cast their vote at the St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church in New Orleans Dec.

The Blessing of the Fleet Festival is April 26 through 28 at the St. Anthony Parish Center, 2685 Jean Lafitte Blvd.

It's not every day that a high school student is invited to attend Tulane University, but Evan Turgeon, a sophomore at Fisher Middle-High School will be doing just that this summer, and he'll be getting paid to do it.