Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: national Historical Park of the United States
- Also known as: “JELA”
- Historically known as: “Chalmette National Historical Park”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estelle and Westwego.
Estelle
Hamlet
Estelle is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 17,952 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Estelle is situated 3 miles east of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
Westwego
Town
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Westwego is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Jefferson Parish. It is a suburban community of New Orleans in the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area and lies along the west bank of the Mississippi River. Westwego is situated 4½ miles north of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
Marrero
Town
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Marrero is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Marrero is on the south side of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 32,382 at the 2020 U.S. census. Marrero is situated 5 miles northeast of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- Categories: National Historical Park, national preserve, and recreation area
- Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.84187° or 29° 50′ 31″ northLongitude
-90.15563° or 90° 9′ 20″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76XFRRRV+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 358394152OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve”
- Chinese: “吉恩·拉菲特国家历史公园和保留地”
- Chinese: “吉恩·拉菲特國家歷史公園和保留地”
- French: “Parc Historique et Réserve Jean Lafitte”
- French: “Parc Historique National et Reserve Jean Lafitte”
- French: “parc historique national et réserve Jean Lafitte”
- French: “Parc historique national et réserve jean lafitte”
- French: “Parc historique national et réserve Jean Lafitte”
- French: “Parc Historique National et Réserve Jean Lafitte”
- French: “Parc Jean Lafitte”
- French: “Parc national Jean Lafitte”
- French: “Parc National Jean Lafitte”
- Hebrew: “הפארק והשמורה ההיסטוריים לאומיים ז’אן לאפיט”
- Slovenian: “Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve”
- Slovenian: “JELA”
- Slovenian: “Zgodovinski park in rezervat Jean Lafitte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Walkertown and Woodmere.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marrero - Estelle Volunteer Fire Department and Westminster Park.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve”. Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0.