This park preserves the historic 1815 Chalmette Battlefield and offers access to Louisiana swamps where you'll spot alligators, warblers, and seasonal wildflowers amid classic bayou scenery.
“Serves as a primary visitor center for the six statewide sites of Jean Lafitte National Historic Park.”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's
"A beautiful swamp nature preserve across the river from New Orleans, along with the Chalmette Battlefield." Full review
Frommer's
"These are the grounds where the bloody Battle of New Orleans was won on January 8, 1815." Full review
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Expect rollicking bicentennial celebrations the week of January 4, 2015 and in the weeks leading up to it.
National Geographic
"The Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve has six sites scattered throughout southern Louisiana, three of which are located in the metropolitan area. Walk among the graves of..."
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National Geographic
"Just minutes from New Orleans are the Barataria Preserve trails of Jean Lafitte National Park, with wooden platforms to guide you through marshes and swamps often teeming with alligators...."
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"Just outside my city, you can visit Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Reserve or Honey Island swamp to alligator-watch"
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"Go to Honey Island, or Jean Lafitte National Park where in April you'll see the prothonotary warblers and red-winged blackbirds mixed in with the purple Louisiana irises, and all those colors"
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