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Chalmette National Cemetery

Chalmette Battlefield at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana

Location

Part of Chalmette Battlefield at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana

The map point is the centre of this cemetery as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. It does not mark an entrance. Get directions · View on OpenStreetMap

Visiting

Location: Part of Chalmette Battlefield at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana
Park mailing address: 419 Decatur St New Orleans, LA 70130 — a mailing address, which may not be the cemetery entrance.
Phone: 504-589-3882
Visiting hours: Not yet verified — check the official website or call before you travel.
Accessibility: Not yet verified — call the cemetery to ask about parking and paths.
Official page: nps.gov

Details are as published by the National Park Service, checked November 11, 2026. Hours change for holidays, weather and ceremonies.

Planning a visit to a veterans cemetery

Pay your respects

Visitors to veterans’ graves sometimes leave a coin on the headstone to show that someone came. You can leave a symbolic coin here. No money is involved, and nothing about you is published. About the custom, and what each coin is said to mean.

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About this cemetery

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Nearby veterans cemeteries

Southeast Louisiana Veterans CemeterySlidell, Louisiana · State, territorial or tribal veterans cemetery · Burial space: open28 mi
Biloxi National CemeteryBiloxi, Mississippi · National cemetery · Burial space: open70 mi
Baton Rouge National CemeteryBaton Rouge, Louisiana · National cemetery · Burial space: closed79 mi
Louisiana National CemeteryZachary, Louisiana · National cemetery · Burial space: open90 mi

Distances are straight-line, not driving distances. All listed sites in Louisiana

Sources

National Park Service. National cemeteries in the National Park System. U.S. government work (public domain). Retrieved November 11, 2026. Used for: name, location and contact details, and the hours and description where shown.
National Park Service. Chalmette National Cemetery (official page). Retrieved November 11, 2026.
Map position: OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap.

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