Lafitte’s Lost Loot. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
The Birthplace of Jazz, NOLA, The Big Easy - no matter how you know it, New Orleans is world renowned. While we visit today to toss beads and eat beignets, these streets - and swamps - were once home to one of the most mysterious pirates in history, Jean Lafitte. His smuggling operations throughout the South earned him quite the reputation in life, but the legends of his buried treasure solidified his story for generations after his death.
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Sources
Book - Jean Laffite Revealed Unraveling One of America’s Longest Running Mysteries
Videos – Louisiana Legends: Jean Lafitte; Pirate or Patriot Pt. 1, Louisiana Legends: Jean Lafitte; Pirate or Patriot Pt. 2, Louisiana Legends: Jean Lafitte; Pirate or Patriot Pt. 3, A Pirate of Hero – Friends of the Cabildo, Rock the Park, WCNC: The Secret Story Behind Pirate Jean Lafitte Revealed
Articles - NPS, Monticello, Smithsonian, East Texas Historical Journal, UL Press, Christian Roper, Ghost City Tours
Podcasts – Astonishing Legends: Episode 175