News Release

Pre-Storm Operations Resume at the Chalmette Battlefield and Barataria Preserve. All Other Sites Remain Closed.

Date: October 10, 2020
Contact: Matt Hampsey, 504-915-2559

Pre-Storm Operations Resume at the Chalmette Battlefield and Barataria Preserve on Sunday, October 11th. All Other Sites Remain Closed.

NEW ORLEANS, LA: Chalmette Battlefield and Barataria Preserve sites of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve will resume pre-Hurricane Delta operations on Sunday, October 11th. The following areas will remain closed:

• Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Headquarters and French Quarter Visitor Center, 419 Decatur Street, New Orleans
• Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary Street, Thibodaux
• Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette
• Prairie Acadian Cultural Center, 250 West Park Avenue, Eunice
• New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park visitor center (916 North Peters Street), New Orleans