Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve To Close Trails For Construction

Beginning on February 2, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana will temporarily close its Visitor Center and most trails at the Barataria Preserve to accommodate demolition and construction for a major trail improvement and future facility enhancement project.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - January 20th, 2026

Reclaiming Well Sites At Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve

The National Park Service is reclaiming seven oil and gas well sites within the Barataria Preserve of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisisana.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - October 4th, 2024

Preserving A Segregated Train Depot In Louisiana

The gorgeous yellow brick train depot with an ugly past sits alone on Remembrance Way in Natchitoches waiting for the chance to tell its story. It’s a disturbing story of separate entrances, separate waiting rooms and separate washrooms. But it’s also an inspiring story of people fleeing the segregated South for better opportunities.

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By Jennifer Bain - June 4th, 2024

In a National Park Devoted To Jazz, The Rangers Are Musicians

Halfway through a one-hour set, the Arrowhead Jazz Band stops for 15 minutes and invites questions from the audience. It’s an unusual move from an even more unusual band made up partly of park rangers.

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By Jennifer Bain - May 29th, 2024

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve Proposing Trail Repairs

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve will host an open house and public information session on proposed repairs to the preserve’s trail system on August 17.

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August 10th, 2023

Hurricane Zeta Prompts Closures Of More National Park Units On The Gulf Coast

With Hurricane Zeta bearing down on the northern shores of the Gulf of Mexico, more parts of the National Park System shut down to weather the storm.

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October 27th, 2020

National Park Sites Closing In Advance Of Hurricane Delta

As Hurricane Delta turned into a major hurricane as it churned its way across the Gulf of Mexico, some units of the National Park System on the northern coast of the gulf began shutting down to prepare for the storm.

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October 6th, 2020

Hurricane Marco, Tropical Storm Laura Threaten National Park Units

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura were bearing down Sunday on units of the National Park System, prompting Dry Tortugas and Everglades national parks, and Gulf Islands National Seashore, to take precautions, including closures.

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August 23rd, 2020

Can You Name The National Park Named After A Slave Trader?

Princeton University made national news the other day when it took Woodrow Wilson's name off its School of Public and International Affairs because of President Wilson's racist thinking. Might that prod calls to have Jean Lafitte's name removed from Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana?

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June 28th, 2020

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Man Missing for Four Days in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve is Found Alive

Prominent Colombian educator Dr. Francisco Piedrahita was found alive and in fairly good shape after being missing for four days in the Barataria Preserve unit of Louisiana's Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve.

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May 26th, 2011

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