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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and PreserveA young alligator lays quietly on a log in the water, blending in to the bayou at the Barataria Preserve.
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Living History Participants
Living History Participants portray British Redcoats in the Battle of New Orleans

If you are a living history reenactor interested in participating in the 195th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, the Living History Participant Information Handbook (pdf file, 53 KB) contains useful information and a participant application. Follow the links for an overview map of Chalmette Battlefield and for a closeup of the event area.

 

 
A hungry Louisianan peels crawfish.  

Did You Know?
Although there are over 250 species of North American crawfish, Louisiana’s annual 100-million-pound, $50 million harvest consists mainly of two species. There are a lot of ways to eat crawfish: crawfish etouffee, crawfish pie, crawfish stew, boiled crawfish, crawfish beignets, crawfish bread.....

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