LaGarde Hospital, circa 1943
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Picture taken from atop the First Canal Lighthouse. Lakeshore Drive is seen across the center, and a Jax Brewery sign can be seen along the right edge. LaGarde Hospital is located in the background, upper left.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
This file appears in: LaGarde Army/Navy Hospital
LaGarde Army/Navy Hospital
LaGarde Hospital was built in 1941 to relieve congestion during the Second World War at other regional Army hospitals such as Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, and Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The hospital was designated as an…