New Orleans Veterans Affairs Medical Center, circa March 1946
This file appears in: LaGarde Army/Navy Hospital
In 1946, Improvements to LaGarde hospital were made when the Veterans Administration hospital relocated to the lakefront. The administration building was built using brick, rather than the wood used in the construction of the original buildings.
Courtesy of the New Orleans Veterans Affairs and Paula Fortier
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…