Lafitte, Louisiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
 Voleo's Seafood restaurant in Lafitte | |
  Lafitte, Louisiana Location of Lafitte in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′39″N 90°06′19″W / 29.67750°N 90.10528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.41 sq mi (16.60 km2) |
| • Land | 4.84 sq mi (12.54 km2) |
| • Water | 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,014 |
| • Density | 209.46/sq mi (80.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70067 |
| Area code | 504 |
| FIPS code | 22-40840 |
Lafitte is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 972 at the 2010 census,[2] and 816 in 2019.[3] In 2020, its population increased to 1,014 people.[4] 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,[5] and fishing is a major part of the local economy and culture.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Geography Profile: Lafitte CDP, Louisiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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