He used his influence to secure amnesty for Lafitte and his followers upon their offer to fight for the city, and in 1814-1815 acted as adviser and volunteer aide-de-camp to General Jackson, who was his personal friend.
Cruisers get to see landmarks from the river and then visit the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Chalmette Battlefield, the Malus-Beauregard House, and the Chalmette Monument.
The Rothschild family is famous when it comes to French wine (think Lafitte and Mouton for Bordeaux).