Lafitte, Louisiana

Lafitte is located at 29°40′39″N 90°6′19″W (29.677566, -90.105386).[2] It is 27 miles (43 km) by road south of New Orleans. Lafitte is bordered to the north by the town of Jean Lafitte, and to the west, across Bayou Barataria, by unincorporated Barataria. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Lafitte CDP has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.6 km²), of which 4.8 square miles (12.5 km²) are land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), or 24.57%, are water.[6]

On a shrimp boat at Lafitte

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 816 people lived in the CDP, down from 972 at the 2010 U.S. census.[3] At the 2020 United States census, there were 1,014 people, 316 households, and 222 families residing in the CDP, up from the 2019 census estimates.[4] In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 89% non-Hispanic white, and 11% two or more races; the 2020 census determined 80.87% of the population was non-Hispanic white, 0.79% Black or African American, 1.78% Native American, 1.58% Asian, 9.17% two or more races, and 5.82% Hispanic or Latino American of any race;[4] this has been in contrast to its once predominantly non-Hispanic white population as the U.S. diversifies overall.[8] According to the 2019 estimates, the median household income was $58,375 and 19.2% lived at or below the poverty line.

Lafitte residents are zoned to Jefferson Parish Public Schools.

Residents in K–6 are zoned to Lafitte Elementary School. Grades 7–12 are zoned to Fisher Middle-High School.