Louis D. Armstrong

Historical marker location:

Algiers, Louisiana

( Marker is on Bouny Street north of Morgan Street, on the right when traveling north.)

August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971.

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.