Profile for Lafitte, Louisiana, LA

Lafitte is on Bayou Barataria

Nearby parks & recreation: Barataria Preserve

Listed places near Lafitte

Cemeteries (10)

Communities (2)

Libraries (1)

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• Lafitte population
• Ancestry of people in Lafitte
• Housing in Lafitte
• Income in Lafitte
• Marital status of adults in Lafitte
• Place of birth of people in Lafitte
• Residence in 1995, of people in Lafitte
• School enrollment & education levels in Lafitte
• Transportation & commute times in Lafitte
• Jefferson Parish data
• Fastest-growing counties in Louisiana
• State data - Louisiana
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Lafitte demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Jefferson Parish economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, New Orleans area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 70036 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Jefferson Parish economic development agency

10% of Lafitte residents report German ancestry, and 3% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Lafitte ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Lafitte
• Libraries in or near Lafitte

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• Jefferson Parish Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - LA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Lafitte museums
• Lafitte historic sites
• Lafitte area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Lafitte area cemeteries
• Cemetery record compendium
• Louisiana cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Lafitte
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more

• Lafitte business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Louisiana
• Local ordinances in Louisiana (Partial selection)

• Crime in Jefferson Parish
• Arrests in Jefferson Parish

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Louisiana
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Lafitte was $14,839, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Jefferson Parish economic census
• Jefferson Parish economic summary
• Jefferson Parish employment growth
• Jefferson Parish unemployment rate
• Louisiana economic data

7% of Lafitte residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Lafitte
• Colleges in Louisiana
• Learning Disabilities Association in Louisiana
• Schools in or near Lafitte
• School districts in or near Lafitte
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Louisiana high schools

• Movies playing in or near Lafitte

• Air pollution in Jefferson Parish
• Diesel soot in Jefferson Parish
• Land contamination in Jefferson Parish
• Nature Conservancy projects in Louisiana
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Jefferson Parish
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Louisiana

• ePodunk festival listings
• Louisiana county fairs
• Louisiana festivals (Louisiana tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Lafitte

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Lafitte
• Geocaches in Louisiana

• Lafitte items now on sale

• Jefferson Parish government
• Louisiana state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Lafitte medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Lafitte
• Historic sites in Louisiana
• Museums in or near Lafitte
• Museums in Louisiana
• Louisiana state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Jefferson Parish genealogy forum

Median rent in Lafitte, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $283.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $980.

• Research Lafitte Apartments
• Find Foreclosure in Lafitte
• Homes for sale in Lafitte
• Find a Lafitte Realtor
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• Free home valuation
• Check Louisiana mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Lafitte area
• Job services in Louisiana
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Lafitte include Lafitte-Barataria Branch ... View libraries

• Libraries near Lafitte

• Louisiana library

• Get directions from Lafitte
• Get directions to Lafitte
• Census map of Lafitte area
• Historic maps of LA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Louisiana
• Topographic map of Lafitte

• Daily newspapers in or near Lafitte
• AM radio stations in or near Lafitte
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Lafitte
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Lafitte
• TV stations in or near Lafitte
• Media ownership in the Lafitte area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Louisiana

• Military bases in Louisiana
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Lafitte
• Search obituaries in Louisiana
• Recent death notices - selected LA newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Louisiana
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Louisiana
• Lions clubs in Louisiana
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Lafitte
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Lafitte

• Parks near Lafitte
• National forests in Louisiana
• State parks in Louisiana

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Lafitte
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• Panoramic photos of Louisiana communities
• Photo collection - Louisiana communities
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• Post cards of Louisiana communities

Jefferson Parish supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Lafitte political report.

• Louisiana Democratic party
• Louisiana Republican party
• Louisiana elections board

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• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Lafitte
• Total membership by faith, in Jefferson Parish

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for LA

The average commute time for Lafitte workers is 44 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Lafitte travel guide
• Airports near Lafitte
• Hotels near Lafitte
• Louisiana tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Louisiana coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Louisiana
• Wildlife refuges in Louisiana

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