The American Legion
American Legion Post 288
Legion Post #288 — New Orleans, LA. A post since 1951 — New Orleans, LA.
- Legion Post #288
- New Orleans, LA
In 1951 a handful of veterans chartered Post 288 — New Orleans, LA. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — New Orleans, LA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — New Orleans, LA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — New Orleans, LA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 288 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — New Orleans, LA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — New Orleans, LA.
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Years on the calendar — New Orleans
Charter story set in 1951
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
34
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 288, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — New Orleans, LA. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — New Orleans, LA. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 288. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — New Orleans, LA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — New Orleans
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 288 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — New Orleans.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — New Orleans, LA.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 288 — New Orleans, LA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — New Orleans, LA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Orleans, LA. American Legion Post 288. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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