Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve - New Chalmette Battlefield Visitor Center (U.S. National Park Service)

Visitors look at the orientation film and map at the Chalmette Battlefield Visitor Center

The orientation area features a film and a map that shows troop movements during the New Orleans campaign.

The new visitor center at Chalmette Battlefield, site of the Battle of New Orleans in 1815, officially opened on January 8, 2011, the 196th anniversary of the battle.

During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, structures at the battlefield and in the adjoining national cemetery were severely damaged and the visitor center was destroyed. The new center measures 3,500 square feet, more than twice the size of the old center. Displays, interactive exhibits, maps, and short films address the War of 1812, the New Orleans campaign, the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, and the effect that the American victory had on Louisiana, the United States, and the world. The visitor center also includes space for education programs.

A display with a computer interactive and a hands-on flintlock gun firing mechanism.

The new visitor center features period weapons, hands-on and computer interactive exhibits, and stories of pirates, generals, and ordinary troops.

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