Construction on the "living history park," part of the Battle of New Orleans bicentennial commemoration, continued in Chalmette on Saturday (Jan. 3). The work will be completed Thursday, Jan. 8, ...

Officials held a groundbreaking for the bicentennial Battle of New Orleans celebration to be held on a 20-acre site near Chalmette's Torres Park being cleared in preparation for the building of a ...

THE BATTLE OF NEW-ORLEANS.; ... has furnished has with the following contribution to the history of our ever-glorious battle of the 8th of January, 1815.

Since Bob Dean, 68, a owner of seven nursing homes across New Orleans, botched an evacuation of 843 residents to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida, he has been faced with dozens of lawsuits.

On this day in 1815, Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly equipped force to a decisive American victory against 8,000 British troops in the Battle of New Orleans.

At least, it should have, because one final battle was about to be fought: the Battle of New Orleans. More for You. House cancels rest of votes for week after GOP floor rebellion.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – The anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans is Sunday. The United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812 to uphold American maritime rights, preserve American ...

This Saturday is the 190th anniversary of the American victory over the British at the Battle at New Orleans. It was the final battle in the War of 1812, one that made Andrew Jackson a national hero.

The new Ridley Scott movie Napoleon aroused some thoughts regarding the Battle of Waterloo, so famous in history and so well depicted in the movie, despite the film’s many historical inaccuracies.

Attorney Andrew Cohen analyzes legal issues for CBS News and CBSNews.com. When Hurricane Katrina swamped the levees of New Orleans last August, the resulting floodwaters swept away any pretense ...

With somber battlefield ceremonies to fireworks over the Mississippi River, the bicentennial of the victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans is being celebrated on a cold Jan. 8 just ...