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 ...

BARATARIA, La. — Floating problems in Bayou Barataria make navigating the major waterway in lower Jefferson Parish difficult for boats large and small. “It’s just another hurdle to navigate in an ...

When six homes were burning in Barataria last week, firefighters tried in vain to reach them. First by truck, but the bridge over Bayou Barataria that leads from Jean Lafitte to the area had been ...

LAFITTE, La. — A newly discovered underground marsh fire in Jean Lafitte has firefighters using every available tool they have to stop it from spreading to nearby homes. The fire was discovered ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEAN LAFITTE, La. (WGNO) — Nearly 12 hours ...

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 ...