Jean Laffite

Historical marker location:

4688 Common Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana

( Marker is on Common Street (State Highway 385) near East McNeese Street, on the right when traveling south.)

The Battle of New Orleans, fought on January 8, 1815, was one of the last battles of the War of 1812. It was a decisive victory for the United States, despite the fact that the war had officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814.