American troops won the decisive victory over British forces at Chalmette Battlefield, site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.  Battered by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Chalmette Battlefield recently reopened with a new temporary visitor center.

Click here to visit the official website of the Battle of New Orleans

CUSTOM Battle of New Orleans
Start Date: 2011-01-07 End Date: 2011-01-08
Location: Chalmette Battlefield, Jean Lafitte NHP & Preserve
Price: $5.00 for Friday evening tour; Advanced ticket sales
Annual wreath-laying to honor troops who fought at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8. All programs free except evening lantern tours. Return to 1815 with troops and civilians in period dress, cannon and musket firings, military drills, American and British camps, a "night before the battle" tour by lantern light, and a reenactment of the night battle of December 23, 1814. www.nps.gov/jela/battle-of-new-orleans-anniversary-dates.htm
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