Louisiana National Park Units

Name

Classification

Date*

Hectares

Acres

Features

Cane River Creole	National Historical Park	1994	84	207	Significant sites, structures, and landscapes in urban and rural settings associated with the development of Creole culture
Jean Lafitte	National Historical Park, National Preserve	1907	8,108	20,035	Consists of Barataria, Chalmette, the French Quarter, and the Acadian units; preserves natural, historical, and cultural resources
New Orleans Jazz	National Historical Park	1994	2	5	Preserves and educates about jazz as it has developed in New Orleans
Poverty Point	National Monument	1988	369	911	Commemorates a culture that thrived during the first and second millennia, B.C.
* Earliest date of federal government involvement with the area.