Historical Societies Near Me in Lake Charles, la
Imperial Calcasieu Museum
204 West Sallier Street, Lake Charles, LA
The Imperial Calcasieu Museum serves the five parish area of Calcasieu, Cameron, Beauregard, Allen, and Jeff Davis in Southwest Louisiana.
The Museum is a well established 501c3... Read More
Brimstone Museum
900 South Huntington Street, Sulphur, LA
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Built in 1915, the Southern Pacific Railway Depot was used extensively to ferry passengers and freight to the small sulfur mining community of Sulphur, Louisiana.... Read More
DeQuincy Railroad Museum
400 Lake Charles Avenue, Dequincy, LA
The DeQuincyRailroad Museum is a non-profit corporation established in 1974 whose mission is to acquire, preserve, and display railroad artifacts of a bygone era and to heighten public... Read More
Beauregard Parish Museum
120 South Washington Avenue, Deridder, LA
Cajun Music Hall of Fame and Museum
240 S C C Duson St, Eunice, LA
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The Cajun Music Hall of Fame and Museum is a project of the Cajun French Music Association. It was made possible through thousands of hours of volunteer labor... Read More
Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folklife Park
300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, LA
The Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folklife Park is a cultural development within the Bayou Vermilion District, serving to preserve the cultural resources of Lafayette Parish and the... Read More
Louisiana History Museum
503 Washington Street, Alexandria, LA
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The Louisiana History Museum, located in downtown Alexandria, is dedicated to collecting, presenting, interpreting and promoting understanding of the wealth of... Read More
Alexandria Museum of Art
933 Second Street, Alexandria, LA
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Founded in 1977, AMoA has promoted understanding and appreciation of art through three decades of exhibits and educational outreach programs.... Read More
Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site
135 Riverfront Street, Pineville, LA
After the Battle of Mansfield, halting the Union advance to the West in Spring of 1864, Forts Randolph and Buhlow were constructed on the Red River at Alexandria by Confederates in order to... Read More
Acadian Memorial
121 South New Market Street, Saint Martinville, LA
The Acadian Memorial had its beginnings in a project to preserve the Evangeline Oak by establishing a park to regulate a defined area around the oak and the adjacent daughter oak. In planning... Read More
Bayou Teche Museum
131 East Main Street, New Iberia, LA
Museum founders Paul Schexnayder and Becky Schexnayder Owens conceived of the Bayou Teche Museum in 1992. With the help of Alfred “Smitty” Landry, they formed the nonprofit New Iberia Museum... Read More
Chitimacha Museum
3289 Chitimacha Trail, Charenton, LA
The Chitimacha Museum preserves and promotes the enduring heritage and pride of Southern Louisiana’s original inhabitants. Open Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm. Lunch hour is 12- 1:00... Read More
Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum
66 Highway, Angola, LA
About :
THE LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY
Compiled by Office of the Deputy Warden for Operations
Revised: February, 2004
The Louisiana... Read More
Angola Museum
17544 Tunica Trce, Saint Francisville, LA
Louisiana citizens also have the unique opportunity to actually "visit" Angola's past by stopping by the Angola Museum. The museum, which was established in 1998 by Warden Cain, is dedicated to... Read More
Mansfield State Historic Site
15149 Highway 175, Mansfield, LA
With the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson in July 1863, the Mississippi River was entirely controlled by the Union. President Lincoln and his staff decided that the capture of Texas and the... Read More
Locust Grove State Historic Site
Bains-Ristroph Rd, Saint Francisville, LA
The cemeteries of Louisiana are a significant part of the state's history. They tell the story of those who laid the foundation for Louisiana as it exists today. A visit to Locust Grove... Read More
USS KIDD Veterans Memorial
305 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA
Welcome to the official Internet home port of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661), the "Pirate of the Pacific." Located in the heart of scenic downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she... Read More
