Lafitte
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People

See also alternate spelling Laffitte
  • Jean Lafitte
    Jean Lafitte
    Jean Lafitte was a pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his elder brother, Pierre, spelled their last name Laffite, but English-language documents of the time used "Lafitte", and this is the commonly seen spelling in the United States, including for places...

    , pirate
  • Pierre Lafitte
    Pierre Lafitte
    Pierre Lafitte was a pirate in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He also ran a blacksmith shop in New Orleans, his legitimate business. Pierre was the historically less-well-known older brother of Jean Lafitte...

    , his brother
  • José White Lafitte
    José White Lafitte
    José Silvestre White Lafitte , also known as Joseph, was a Cuban violinist and composer. His father was Spanish and his mother was Afro-Cuban....

    , Cuban violinist
  • Ed Lafitte
    Ed Lafitte
    Edward Francis Lafitte was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with the Detroit Tigers , Brooklyn Tip-Tops , and Buffalo Blues . Born in New Orleans, Louisiana at his family's home located at 319 Bourbon Street, he batted and threw right-handed.Lafitte pitched for the Georgia Tech...

    , baseball pitcher

Places

France
  • Lafitte, Tarn-et-Garonne
    Lafitte, Tarn-et-Garonne
    Lafitte is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.Its inhabitants are called Lafittois.-History:...

    , a commune in southern France


United States
  • Lafitte, Louisiana
    Lafitte, Louisiana
    Lafitte is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,576 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area....

  • The Lafitte Projects
    Lafitte Projects
    The Lafitte Projects are one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans and are located in the 6th Ward of New Orleans Treme neighborhood. It is one of Downtown New Orleans' oldest housing developments and had many associated problems before being severely flooded and damaged during Hurricane Katrina...

     in the 6th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Jean Lafitte, Louisiana
    Jean Lafitte, Louisiana
    Jean Lafitte is a town on Bayou Barataria in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is named after the privateer Jean Lafitte. The population was 2,137 at the 2000 census...

    • Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
      Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
      Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve protects significant examples of the rich natural and cultural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta region. The park, named after Jean Lafitte, seeks to illustrate the influence of environment and history on the development of a unique...

  • Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
    Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
    Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a site in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a tavern located on the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street...

     in the French Quarter in New Orleans

Lafite

Lafite can refer to:
  • Château Lafite Rothschild, a famous winemaker
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