Bayou Barataria flows alongside the town of Jean Lafitte, where rebuilding continues nearly three years after Hurricane Ida. (Aidan McCahill for Louisiana Illuminator) Timothy Kerner Jr. sits in his ...

The Lafitte Area Independent Levee District, tasked with providing levees and flood protection to the residents of Jean Lafitte, Crown Point and Barataria, doesn’t own any equipment, not even a ...

MARRERO (WVUE) — Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve will temporarily close its visitor center and most trails at the Barataria Preserve beginning Feb. 2 to accommodate demolition and ...

Timothy Kerner Jr. sits in his makeshift Jean Lafitte Town Hall office. His voice is hoarse, the words seeming to spill out faster than he can control them. “Biden was sitting here just like me and ...