Jean Lafitte, Louisiana

Not to be confused with Lafitte, Louisiana.

Jean Lafitte, Louisiana
Town
Town of Jean Lafitte
A portion of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Bayou Barataria
A portion of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Bayou Barataria
Official logo of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana
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Location of Jean Lafitte in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Jean Lafitte in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 29°44′10″N 90°07′36″W / 29.73611°N 90.12667°W / 29.73611; -90.12667[1]
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishJefferson
Named forJean Lafitte
Government
 • MayorTimothy P. Kerner Jr. (R)[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
6.21 sq mi (16.09 km2)
 • Land5.85 sq mi (15.15 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,809
 • RankJE: 5th
 • Density341.88/sq mi (132.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70067
Area code504
FIPS code22-38092
Websitewww.townofjeanlafitte.com
  • Town is on former site of Manila Village which was destroyed by hurricane in 1965

Jean Lafitte is a town on Bayou Barataria in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in Jefferson Parish, it is named after the privateer Jean Lafitte. The population was 1,809 at the 2020 census.[4] It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

  1. ^ a b "Jean Lafitte, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 8, 1995. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
  2. ^ "Landrieu's GOP Endorsements Pale In Comparison To 2008 Election". thehayride.com. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2021.