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Barataria Bay

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Barataria Bay , SE La., separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Grand and Grand Terre islands. It is linked to the Intracoastal Waterway by a navigable channel. The bay is the center of the Louisiana shrimp industry and is trapped for muskrat furs. Oil and natural gas are found in the area, and the bay region is a major source of sulfur. In the early 19th cent. the bay was the headquarters of Jean Laffite and his pirates. Author not available, BARATARIA BAY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Barataria Bay
...noted for its shrimp industry and natural-gas and oil wells. Jean Laffite and his brother organized a colony of pirates around its coast in 1810–14, and it is sometimes called Laffite Country. Barataria Bay Barataria Bay Barataria Bay Read more

Jean Laffite
...men began operating (1810) off the Baratarian coast S of New Orleans and, after...including slaves) was brought from Barataria Bay through bayous to New Orleans, where...force raided their establishment at Barataria and their ships. Laffite, a few days...accepted their help, and many of the ... Read more

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	Pipeline Buried Under Louisiana Bay.(Brief Article) ; Barataria Bay extends from just south of New Orleans...economical was to use the entire length of Barataria Bay Waterway and transmit water from the Jefferson Parish source at Lafitte. The Barataria Bay Waterway is a man-made channel heavily... Read more
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	JEFFERSON PARISH GETS $2 MILLION UNDER BREAUX ACT ; ...Bank Protection Project of the Barataria Bay Waterway will continue thanks...rip rap on the west side of the Barataria Bay Waterway to re-establish the bank...which established a direct link to Barataria Bay and the Gulf, changed the area... Read more
	Foreign shrimp swamp Gulf Coast producers. ; ...bayou. The vibrant town sprouted up on the banks of Bayou Barataria, thriving on shrimp harvested from the shallow waters that...Mexico. When times were good, trawlers lined the docks of Barataria Bay, waiting to unload daily catches of fresh shrimp from the... Read more
	4TH BODY FOUND AFTER WELL BLAST IN LOUISIANA ; ...the Coast Guard said. The rig is in marshes surrounding Barataria Bay, south of New Orleans. The fire burned for about three...miles north of Grand Isle, a barrier island between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. JACONC;10/31 CORCOR;11/01,15:43... Read more
	Jean Lafitte: Exploring the Buccaneer's Louisiana Lair ; ...visit a few Lafitte sites in the city, then visit the Barataria area 15 miles away, where he ruled a thousand pirates...delineated in New Orleans itself, and another out on Bayou Barataria, which in turn is near the closely nestled towns of Lafitte, Jean Lafitte and Barataria. And look, just there to the ... Read more
	Louisiana Seeks to Preserve Old Forts; Subsidence, Erosion Threaten Structures ; ...ways to preserve places such as crumbling Fort Livingston, which was built to protect New Orleans from an attack via Barataria Bay. Martello Castle, built closer to the city, was once on solid ground but is now surrounded by Lake Borgne. New Orleans... Read more
	Horse Racing: Double-up Moriarty made right move; CATTERICK.(Sports) ; ...the Ian Sempletrained Bold Indian in the 7f claimer, and Barataria, who came from last to first in the first division of the...value for his 7lb claim as he scored on David Evans' Rainbow Bay in the 6f handicap, while Roy Bowring and Daragh O'Donohoe...excelled in completing an 84-1 double on Bold Indian and ... Read more
	Gangsters of the Gulf ; ...vast smuggling empire based in Barataria Bay, 50 miles south of the city...shipping, landing their goods at Barataria. In theory, this suited the officially...resulted in the destruction of the Barataria Bay operation in 1814. The Laffites... Read more
	X Marks the Spot: The Archaeology of Piracy ; ...Lafitte's life and his "lairs" in Barataria Bay on Grande Terre, and at Campeachy...indicated that the site is eroding into Barataria Bay. Artifacts have eroded out of the...boards scattered and buried in the bay floor, possibly indicative of docks... Read more

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