Le Courrier de la Louisiane, Sept. 7, 1814: $1000 reward for capture of Pirate Pierre Lafitte and three slaves

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This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Pirate's Alley, The Arsenal, Creole House & Jackson House

Le Courrier de la Louisiane, Sept. 7, 1814: $1000 reward for capture of Pirate Pierre Lafitte and three slaves

Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Pirate's Alley, The Arsenal, Creole House & Jackson House

Battle of New Orleans: Pirate's Alley, The Arsenal, Creole House & Jackson House

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Jenny Star, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

Walking out of Jackson Square toward St. Louis Cathedral, Pirate’s Alley appears on the left, between the Cathedral and the Cabildo. Formerly known as “Orleans Alley,” the passage is one block long, extending from Chartres Street at Jackson Square…