Laurel Valley

Historical marker location:

595 LA-308, Thibodaux, Louisiana

( Marker is on State Highway 308, 0.1 miles south of Percy Brown Road (State Highway 648), on the left 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.