Lafitte Louisiana Map

About Lafitte, Louisiana

Lafitte is a locality in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,014. The population density is 81.0 people per km². Lafitte is located at 29.7109°N, 90.0968°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70067.

Lafitte unfolds where the land dissolves into a labyrinth of brackish water and low-slung marsh, defined entirely by the dark, rhythmic pulse of Bayou Cutler as it carves a path toward the coast. It lies 12.4 miles south of Estelle, LA (from Estelle, LA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-southeast of Jean Lafitte. The air here holds a heavy, persistent humidity, smelling of salt-grass and wet silt, while the light at dusk turns the horizon into a bruised palette of violet and charcoal. To the west, the expansive, open waters of Lake Salvador shimmer under the sun, while the intricate veins of Bayou Dupont thread through the dense, tangled thickets of cypress and sawgrass that define the local terrain. The landscape is a fluid intersection of earth and tide, where the solid ground feels like a temporary guest of the encroaching gulf, and the horizon line remains perpetually blurred by the haze rising from the shallows.

History in Lafitte feels less like a record of the past and more like a lingering shadow, whispered in the stories of privateers who once navigated these treacherous, winding channels to find shelter near Ile De Barataria. The local economy remains tethered to the water, as generations of families continue to harvest the bounty of the marsh, their boats moving with quiet purpose through the channels that serve as the neighborhood’s primary streets. Just a short distance away, the protected expanse of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve, serves as a sanctuary for the wild, untamed character that once defined the entire region. Life moves in accordance with the tides, a slow and deliberate pace where the demands of the weather and the temperament of the water dictate the rhythm of the day, leaving little room for the haste of the world beyond the marsh.

About This Lafitte Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lafitte, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.710879, -90.096784. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lafitte includes the ZIP code (70067), telephone area code (504), county seat of Jefferson Parish, and school district assignment (Jefferson Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.