The marker was placed as a reminder of a folktale about pirate Jean Lafitte. Who Was Jean Lafitte? Jean Lafitte, according to the National Park's website, was a privateer and pirate who worked the Gulf Coast area in the early 19th century. Debbie Delahoussaye-Sundberg added that it was supposedly used by Jean Lafitte, and located under principal Sister Rose Marie’s chair – the one students sent to her office would have to sit in. Local Memories Keep the Legend AliveHow to Visit the Lafitte Tunnel Marker