Lafitte, Louisiana Weather
Lafitte, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lafitte, Jefferson Parish.
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About Lafitte, Louisiana
Lafitte rests on the edge of a watery world, where the land surrenders to the Gulf's embrace. It lies 16.1 miles south of Marrero, LA (from Marrero, LA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-south-east of Jean Lafitte. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, anchor the moss-draped trees that line the bayous, their reflections shimmering in the brackish depths. The air here is thick with the scent of salt and marsh grass, a constant, humid caress that clings to everything. Sunlight, filtered through the dense canopy, casts a dappled, emerald glow on the slow-moving waters, a light that seems to hold the secrets of this low-lying terrain. The occasional splash of a jumping fish or the distant cry of a gull punctuates the pervasive quiet, a soundscape woven from the very elements that define Lafitte. This is a place shaped by resilience and a deep connection to the bounty of the sea. The legacy of Jean Lafitte, the famed privateer, whispers through the weathered clapboard houses and the stories told on fishing docks. The local economy, once dominated by the shadows of smuggling, now thrives on the honest labor of shrimpers and fishermen, their brightly colored boats bobbing like buoys in the canals. The rhythm of life in Lafitte is dictated by the tides and the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence that resonates with the ancient pulse of the Louisiana coast. Here, the past is not a relic, but a living current, flowing through the veins of this unique, waterside settlement.
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| Location | Lafitte, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.666879°N, 90.108407°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70067 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lafitte, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lafitte, Louisiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lafitte includes coordinates 29.666879°N, 90.108407°W, situated in Jefferson Parish. ZIP code 70067. Telephone area code: 504. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
