Jean Lafitte

:See also Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, United States.

Other occurrences

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana is named for him.

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Lafitte is also the subject of the Contraband Days festival of Lake Charles, Louisiana, which occurs on the first two weeks of each May. The festival is held because of rumors of buried treasure in Lake Charles. The treasure has been said to be buried somewhere along Contraband Bayou. The festival features a band of actors portraying pirates, led by an actor portraying Lafitte, who sail into the city's namesake lake and capture the city's mayor, forcing him to walk the plank. No such event is known to have occurred, although there are unsubstantiated legends that Lafitte hid treasure in the area of the lake.

Related Topics:
Contraband Days - Lake Charles, Louisiana

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The breakfast cereal character Cap'n Crunch for a while had a pirate nemesis named Jean La Foote, after Lafitte.

Related Topics:
Breakfast cereal - Cap'n Crunch - Pirate - Nemesis - Jean La Foote

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The 13:th or 14:th generation of the comic book/comic strip character The Phantom, a pirate nemesis, was married to a sister of Jean Lafitte. (The 13:th Phantom according to a Sunday comic strip storyline published in 1979-1980, the 14:th Phantom according to a daily comic strip storyline published in 1994.)

Related Topics:
Comic book - Comic strip - The Phantom - Nemesis - 1979 - 1980 - 1994

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Jean Lafitte is the name of a Cajun fishing village and tourist spot on Bayou Barataria.

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