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The Louisiana State Museums offer a captivating journey through the state’s rich history, culture and art. From historical sites to unique art collections, each location tells a story of Louisiana’s diverse heritage. Whether you’re exploring New…
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New Orleans’ nicknames include America’s Most European City and The Northernmost Caribbean City — descriptions that speak to its unmistakable and at times downright eccentric qualities. This is the city of the jazz funeral and Mardi Gras, gumbo…
African American Heritage Trail
Just west of Louisiana’s capital city, Port Allen’s West Baton Rouge Museum tells the story of rural, pre-Civil War era plantation life. Permanent exhibits showcase early French Creole architecture and the cultivation of sugar throughout history.…
African American Heritage Trail
According to an item in an 1880 New Orleans newspaper, the Lutheran Benevolent Society in Baton Rouge was established in 1858. It obtained a charter in 1872 with one of the organization’s incorporators being a member of an African American family…
African American Heritage Trail
Destrehan Plantation was an important landmark during the German Coast Uprising/1811 Slave Revolt, the largest slave insurrection on American soil. When explorer Rene-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle claimed Louisiana as a territory for France,…
African American Heritage Trail
Whitney Plantation tells the story of enslaved people, on the grounds where they labored. This historic sugar, rice and indigo plantation, established in 1752, is the only plantation museum with an exclusive focus on the lives of the enslaved. On…
African American Heritage Trail
Ebenezer Baptist Church is the only church in the city of Bogalusa that authorized and permitted Civil Rights leaders to hold activism and community meetings during the 1960s. Gail Jenkins, noted African American woman and civil rights leader, was…
African American Heritage Trail
In the city of Reserve, Our Lady of Grace Historic Sanctuary was the only Catholic Church that exclusively served African American parishioners. Prior to the sanctuary’s construction in the 1930s, area African Americans were provided segregated…
African American Heritage Trail
Le Vieux Village, located in the city of Opelousas, offers visitors a glimpse into rural life during the conception of St. Landry Parish. The village includes one of the oldest Creole homes west of the Mississippi River, as well as a country store…
African American Heritage Trail
The Delta Music Museum offers exhibits on numerous notable rock and blues musicians with ties to the central Louisiana region, honoring them as Hall of Fame inductees. Artists profiled include Fats Domino, Percy Sledge, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas…