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REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.
Welcome to the Port Hudson National Cemetery's Wreaths Across America Page.
Please note: the ceremony will be held at the Louisiana National Cemetery, 303 West Mount Pleasant Road, Zachary, LA, 70791
Ceremony will be at Louisiana National Cemetery at 11 AM. General Wreath Placement is on Friday, December 13 @ 9am at Port Hudson National Cemetery. Grave-Specific requests that donors will place themselves are held for placement on Saturday after the ceremony
Please help our location lay wreaths at as many graves as possible by clicking the red "Sponsor" button. Or, if you would like to volunteer to participate in the wreath laying ceremony, please click the “Volunteer” button next to the cemetery name below, and don't forget to click the "Invite" button to invite your friends and family to join you.
Thank you so much for supporting Port Hudson National Cemetery, Louisiana National Cemetery and Wreaths Across America!
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Location Information
303 W Mount Pleasant Rd
Zachary, LA 70791-6725, United States
Directions to Cemetery
Please note: The ceremony will be held at Louisiana National Cemetery, 303 West Mount Pleasant Road, Zachary, LA at 11 am.
Navigation systems do an adequate job finding the cemetery. When you arrive, please follow the people and signs to the site of the ceremony itself.
Parking Instructions
There is plenty of parking at this cemetery, so feel free to park in any available spot and roadside parking is allowed; however, for those who have valid handicapped parking tags, there are some parking spots within the cemetery near the ceremonial site. You must check with the gate attendant. If you are disabled, we are attempting to have transport from your vehicles to the ceremonial site. Also, while seating is available, it is limited. We recommend you bring your "bagged chairs" to insure seating.Ceremony and Volunteer Information
We are happy that you are willing to help with our Wreath Across America ceremony at Port Hudson National Cemetery. Please do not forget to register to volunteer! That way you will get all updates about the cemetery itself.
Here are some things to remember about the ceremony:
- Please note: the ceremony will be held at the Louisiana National Cemetery, 303 West Mount Pleasant Road, Zachary, LA, 70791
- Everyone of all ages and backgrounds is welcome.
- Please help ensure that all participants get the opportunity to place a wreath.
- Please follow the location coordinators instructions on where to place wreaths, as well as "how" they should be placed.
- We especially appreciate volunteers willing to help clean-up. Please check in with the location coordinator if you are interested in helping with the clean-up.
The most important thing to remember is to have a wonderful experience participating in the ceremony and thank you so much for help Wreaths achieve our mission to remember, honor and teach.
Local Groups Supporting Us
LA0073 - Baton Rouge Chapter DAR
Welcome to LA0073 - Baton Rouge Chapter DAR! Our location Sponsorship Group is proud to support Louisiana National Cemetery and to help honor and remember as many veterans as possible. Please click "View" to learn more about our effort and then click "Volunteer" to join us for National Wreaths Across America Day. Thank you so much!
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Welcome to Hiring Our Heroes! Our location Sponsorship Group is proud to support 86 locations and to help honor and remember as many veterans as possible. Please click "View" to learn more about our effort and then click "Volunteer" to join us for National Wreaths Across America Day. Thank you so much!
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