Historical Markers in Marrero, Louisiana

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Historical Markers in Marrero, Louisiana

1 ► Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Marrero — Barataria Preserve —

Part of the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve with 23,000 acres of wetlands. Park was created in 1978 due to persistence of educator and environmentalist Frank John Ehret, Jr. — — Map (db m109427) HM

2 ► Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Marrero — Poblacion de Barataria — (Barataria Settlement) —

To guard New Orleans, Spain in 1779 settled 56 families from the Canary Islands on lands starting at Crown Point. Flooding by the Mississippi River forced most of the settlers to relocate in 1782. Efforts to resettle failed and finally ceased in . . . — — Map (db m81095) HM

3 ► Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Marrero — Sinking Land, Rising Water —

This is the Barataria Basin, built of soil washed to this area by the Mississippi River. This soil is still compacting and sinking, a process called subsidence. Most of the Barataria Preserve is less than two feet above sea level, and its . . . — — Map (db m109928) HM

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