Evangeline Monument

Historical marker location:

133 South Main Street, St. Martinville, Louisiana

( Marker can be reached from E. Bridge Street (State Highway 96), on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1931

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.