Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 ...

On Jan. 8, we celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, which ended the War of 1812 with the British. That war ...

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park announces events for the 210th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans in January 2025 ...

The Battle of New Orleans: A Meaningful Victory explores how the British misjudged their opponent and miscalculated the complexities of the battle ground. It also describes why the multi-cultural ...

New Orleans seemed ready to return to the U.S. The battle of New Orleans last week was fought both on the streets and in the courts. Methodically, relentlessly, the courts tore down segregation ...

QUESTION Did any British soldiers survive both the Battle of New Orleans and The Battle of Waterloo? A famous example of this was Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith (1787-1860), better known as Harry ...

It took less than 48 hours for the mass killing in New Orleans to be pulled into the partisan debates that are roiling the ...

Named after a French pirate who helped Gen. Andrew Jackson defend New Orleans during a battle in the War of 1812, the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve consists of six sites ...

James filed the lawsuit against the Villages of Orleans in Albion, claiming the nursing home's operators pocketed more than ...

New Orleans firefighters were called out to the scene of a fire Thursday afternoon in the French Quarter. The fire started just before 2:20 p.m. at an unoccupied building located at 1226 Chartres ...