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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and PreserveRangers and visitors share a laugh at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center information desk.
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Bookstore
 
Looking for a button accordion? a Cajun dance video? a Creole cookbook? a history of the Battle of New Orleans or a field guide to local reptiles?

Check out the bookstores at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Each of the six sites has items specific to the history, nature, and culture of its location, from CDs by local musicians to handmade dolls to miniature cannons to kids' books about alligators and egrets. Park pins, shirts, ballcaps, and other merchandise are also available. Shop Jean Lafitte's bookstores when you visit.


 
A hungry Louisianan peels crawfish.  

Did You Know?
Although there are over 250 species of North American crawfish, Louisiana’s annual 100-million-pound, $50 million harvest consists mainly of two species. There are a lot of ways to eat crawfish: crawfish etouffee, crawfish pie, crawfish stew, boiled crawfish, crawfish beignets, crawfish bread.....

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST