CYPREMORT POINT, LA. — Tommy Olander Jr. took his first baby steps on the deck of a 42-by-16-foot Lafitte skiff shrimp trawler. His dad, Thomas Olander, named the boat Tommy Boy after his son ...

LAFITTE, La. — After spending 13 hours on his capsized ... you looking for that skiff?' I said, 'yea.' He said, 'that old man in that skiff, it bust loose and flipped over in the middle of ...

In addition to debris from wrecked boats and homes, the canals in and around Jean Lafitte — particularly ... month's home mortgage payment from the Louisiana Charter Boat Association.

Louisiana’s “working coast” is dotted ... High are as likely to seek careers in a casino or pharmacy as on a Lafitte skiff, the iconic fan-tailed fishing boats designed here.

All this changed two years ago, when the newly christened Lafitte Greenway opened new access ... At that time, the governor of the Spanish colony of Louisiana was a Belgian-born baron named ...

The Mayor of Jean Lafitte sent out a message to residents ... Mayor Tim Kerner Jr. wrote on Facebook that rescue boats would be out to residents as soon as weather permitted.

WE BEGIN AT NOON TODAY WITH AN UPDATE ON THE FIRES BURNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ... flat boats to put the fire out. Crews are monitoring hot spots in the area. Officials in Lafitte say ...

It's been nearly a year since Hurricane Ida devastated the area down in Lafitte and that's nearly ... made a living and raised a family bringing Louisiana gulf seafood to tables for half a century.

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LAFITTE, La. – On the banks of Bayou Barataria ... The bayous are empty. The boats are tied up. The shrimp prices are too low,” Nunez said as he sat on the side of the bayou near what used ...

CYPREMORT POINT, LA. — Tommy Olander Jr. took his first baby steps on the deck of a 42-by-16-foot Lafitte skiff shrimp trawler. His dad, Thomas Olander, named the boat Tommy Boy after his son ...