Tremι / Lafitte in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Louis Satchmo Armstrong
1901-1971
| | Louis Armstrong Park | |
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 15, 2009
1. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Marker
His trumpet and heart brought everlasting joy to the world, embodying jazz as The Pulse of Life.
In appreciation
National Park Service/Tourism Cares
April 18, 2008.
Erected 2008 by National Park Service/Tourism Cares.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1976.
Location. 29° 57.736′ N, 90° 4.076′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Tremι / Lafitte. It can be reached from St. Ann Street west of N. Rampart Street when traveling north. Marker is at the base of the Louis Armstrong Statue, near the Aqueduct Fountain and lagoon in the south-center section of Louis Armstrong Park. It is north of Congo Square and the park's pedestrian entrance at St. Ann and N. Rampart Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 N Rampart St, New Orleans LA 70116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Charles "Buddy" Bolden (within shouting distance of this marker); New Orleans Marching Brass Band (within shouting distance of this marker); Allison "Big Chief Tootie" Montana (within shouting distance of this marker); Congo Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Sidney Joseph Bechet (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); J&M Recording Studio (about 300 feet away); First Recording Studio of Cosimo Matassa (about 300 feet away); Mahalia Jackson (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
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Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 14, 2009
2. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Marker
at base of statue sculpted by Elizabeth Catlett, 1976.
Also see . . .
1. Louis Armstrong. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 20, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Tremι. (Submitted on July 29, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. Louis Armstrong - It's A Wonderful World!. Eight minute YouTube video.
He grew up in abject poverty in the slums of New Orleans. When he was twelve, he ended up in the Colored Waifs Home for Boys --- where he learned to play the cornet. Later he became a world famous musician and a singer who kicked the Beatles off the number one Billboard spot with “Hello Dolly.” We are talking about Louis Armstrong, the maestro of Jazz.(Submitted on May 27, 2020.)
4. Louis Armstrong - When the Saints Go Marching In - 1961 performance.
Additional keywords. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park; Elizabeth Catlett; Tremι; Mahalia Jackson.
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 5, 2009
3. The Aqueduct Fountain and the Mahalia Jackson Center for the Performing Arts
This view is from the Louis Armstrong statue in Louis Armstrong Park.
Photographed by Wikipedia
4. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 14, 2009
5. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
Photographed by a New York World-Telegram staff photographer, 1953
6. Louis Armstrong, Jazz Trumpeter
This public domain image is available from the United States Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 14, 2009
7. Louis Armstrong Park, gateway at N. Rampart and Dumaine Streets
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,314 times since then and 77 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week July 6, 2014. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 28, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4. submitted on August 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5. submitted on July 25, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on July 5, 2014. 7. submitted on August 8, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
