Jean Lafitte held out here

Here is the Lafitte blacksmith shop.  Jean Lafitte posed as a respectable citizen in the late 1700's.  In reality, he and his cronies snuck through the bayous and his smuggling operations were based here.

This building is, in fact, the oldest one in the city.  Unfortunately, the owners attempted to make it look old by faking the plaster.  It kind of looks cheesy instead.