SBPG Marks 211th Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans
Parish President Louis Pomes and State Rep. Mike Bayham speak at wreath laying ceremony hosted by the Daughters of the British Empire.
Parish President Louis Pomes attends commemoration event of the Battle of New Orleans held at Jackson Square in New Orleans.
SBPG Marks 211th Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans
The firing of the muskets ocially announces the beginning of the Jackson Day Race.
From Friday, January 9 through Sunday, January 11 St. Bernard Parish was busy with numerous annual events commemorating the 211th anniversary of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. This weekend of events began with a wreath laying ceremony at the Denis de La Ronde Ruins in Chalmette hosted by the Daughters of the British Empire organization, continued with historical symposiums on the event at Nune...