Chalmette Monument

Historical marker location:

Chalmette, Louisiana

( Marker is at the intersection of Chalmette National Park Scenic Rd (Battlefield Rd) and Chalmette National Park Scenic Rd (Tour Loop Rd), in the median on Chalmette National Park Scenic Rd (Battlefield Rd).)

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Louisiana was originally a French colony, named after King Louis XIV of France. The area was first explored by the French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in 1682.