The Lafitte Skiff is a widely used boat in the seafood industry in South Louisiana.It's shallow water design makes it the boat most frequently used for trawling for shrimp and crabbing in the coastal inland waters,bays,lakes and along the Gulf of Mexico beaches.

This boat is built for speed to rush the perishable shrimp and crabs to market but can also stay out longer when equipped with ice storage for the catch.It's versatility is well know throuhout the Gulf Coast.

It is also used for swamp tours,fishing charters and oil field seismic exploration just to show some of it's vesrsatility.

It is named after Lafitte,La. now known as the city of Jean Lafitte which was the home of Jean Lafitte the Pirate.