Split-Cypress Barn

Historical marker location:

4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

( Marker can be reached from Essen Lane (State Highway 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south.)

c. 1870.

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.