Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Planning

Join park staff, volunteers, and partners to help plan the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans.

A.J. Sisco

How should the Battle of New Orleans be remembered on its 200th anniversary? Planning for the 2015 commemoration is underway, and your input is requested.

Jean Lafitte will join with park volunteers, living history reenactors, local residents, the state of Louisiana, parish governments, historic sites, museums, universities, Indian nations, the Canadian and British governments, US armed services, and other National Park Service areas to produce events, programs, exhibits, and other activities to commemorate the entire New Orleans campaign and the bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans. A key component of the American victory at Chalmette Battlefield was teamwork, and teamwork is also a crucial factor in creating a commemoration that will be remembered for years to come.

Here's how you can get involved:

• attend a public meeting and share your ideas. Dates, times, place, and RSVP information is here.
• share your ideas on the Facebook page hosted by the park's planning consultants.
• email your ideas to the park.

It's your bicentennial, and your assistance is important. Let's all work together to remember the brave men and women of 1815 and to tell their remarkable story to the world.