Detring heading ONSR Jul 3, 2008
and as Acting Assistant Superintendent at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in New Orleans, La. A St. Francois County, Mo. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Irvn Perez, 85, singer who preserved Islenos culture in La. Jan 18, 2008
"If you ever heard Irv n's singing, you'd never forget it," said Allison Pena, cultural anthropologist at the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Many people heard him, at Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap's National Folk Festival, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. (Boston Globe)
EDITORIAL: A friend indeed Jan 2, 2008
Mr. Luchsinger, a native New Yorker, took over as superintendent of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve last year and has fallen in love with his new home. "This place is so rich: the culture, the history, the natural resources and human resources, most importantly. This place is amazing and unique," he says. (Nola.com -- Sports)
South Louisiana parks closing due to weather Sep 22, 2007
In response to the potential for inclement weather in southeast Louisiana, the National Park Service office in New Orleans announced Friday it would close all six sites of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, as well as the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park ... The release stipulated the following areas would be closed: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Headquarters and French Quarter Visitor Center; the Barataria Preserve in Marrero; Chalmette Battlefield... (WWLTV.com, LA)
TD10 lands in Florida Sep 22, 2007
New Orleans-area national park sites - Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve and the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park - planned to remain closed Saturday. The city's NBA team, which moved back to New Orleans full-time this summer for the first time since being temporarily displaced by Katrina to Oklahoma City, called off ticket sales open house event at New Orleans Arena that had been slated for Saturday. (The Advocate -- News)
History conference starts Wednesday Feb 4, 2007
She worked with personnel from Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve when artifacts had to be removed from south Louisiana for safe keeping in Natchez following the storm. Jenkins found funding for the conference and lined up the speakers. (Natchez Democrat, MS)
