Home of the Chalmette National Battlefield where Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the last battle of the War of 1812. Curiously the battle was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed.

Chalmette was home to the Jackson Barracks where boats and supplies were staged on 8/29/5. Flooding rendered these supplies inaccessible.

Chalmette is also home to a big refinery and a local population with a unique culture all their own. Lovingly refered to as Yat's, the locals invented the phrase "Where y'at dahlin?" and many more (see link below).  Many New Orleanians now claim some Yathood, but you really need to come from the parish (St. Bernard) to be fully qualified.

These people had a tight sense of community tended to clump together in multi-generation pods and are finding it hard to accept  the reality of a difficult return.

Many Chalmette and St. Bernard residents evacuated themselves to the high ground along the river levees in the wake of Katrina where they were picked up by Harbor Police, US Fish and Wildlife, and other authorities and ferried across the Mississippi to the westbank and bused out of town. These events received little notice as the helicopter rescues continued in New Orleans. As a followup the Head of the Harbor Police tried to fire one of her chief deputies for ignoring orders to evacuate and participating in these rescues. Public outcry resulted in her termination.

Are you a Yat?

Yat Speak

Vic and Nat'ly's

Benny Grunch