St. Joseph Co-Cathedral

Historical marker location:

721 Canal Blvd, Thibodaux, Louisiana

( Marker is on Canal Boulevard (State Highway 20) south of East 7th Street, in the median.)

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.