Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§231 Establishment; Description of Area
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXV — JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE › Part B — Chalmette Unit › § 231
Summary
Designates federal lands in Chalmette, Louisiana (sections 10 and 21, township 13 south, range 12 east, Saint Helena meridian) as the Chalmette Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. These lands include the monument under section 450a honoring soldiers who fell at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, and the national cemetery.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §231
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The lands in Federal ownership located in Chalmette, Louisiana, in section 10 and 21, township 13 south, range 12 east, Saint Helena meridian, on which there has been erected a monument pursuant to the provisions of section 450a of this title to the memory of the soldiers who fell in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812, including the national cemetery at Chalmette, Louisiana, are designated as the Chalmette Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve” substituted for “Jean Lafitte National Historical Park” pursuant to Pub. L. 111–11. “Chalmette Unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park” substituted for “Chalmette National Historical Park” pursuant to Pub. L. 95–625.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 231
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102