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Places that are rich in history and creative talent – and are also preservation-minded – are bound to have many sites that display these attritubes for all to see. Louisiana is such a place. The state treasures its long history and values the ongoing artistic contributions of its many talented citizens. The result is an abundance of museums, galleries and historic structures that preserve and exhibit the state's most valued assets for anyone who chooses to see them.

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Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Museums line the Heroes and Heritage Trail
The Heroes and Heritage Trail leads you to a series of 17 destinations, each telling a compelling story through historic artifacts.
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Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World, New Orleans
Mardi Gras museums offer a colorful taste of Carnival
So you've planned a visit to Louisiana but it doesn't coincide with the date of Mardi Gras? Well, too bad you'll miss the state's...
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Grounds of R.W. Norton Gallery, Shreveport
Gallery hopping in Louisiana – fine art in every corner
Art in all of its splendid variety is on display in museums throughout Louisiana, many of which spice up their collections with...
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Kids pick cotton at Frogmore Plantation
Kids love Louisiana – so do their parents
When it comes to vacations, kids like plenty of fun and action – and parents don’t mind if a bit of education gets mixed in. Visits to...
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Southern Food & Beverage Museum
In praise of Louisiana cuisine: a food museum
One afternoon some years ago, I learned a bit about how to imbibe. My brother-in-law, who works in the wine business, had a collection...
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National World War II Museum exterior
World War II museum honors 'Greatest Generation'
The ranks of the Greatest Generation are thinning, as the boys who once liberated Europe and Japan continue to slip from old age into...
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Multicultural Center of the South
Louisiana celebrates African-American history with a heritage trail
Two places in downtown Shreveport pay tribute to the contributions of African-Americans. Here's a look at Southern University Museum...
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Northeast Louisiana African American Heritage Museum
Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Museum
It may be fitting that an African-American museum is located in a six-room house that was once a women’s hat shop. In the African-...
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Hermione Museum
Hermione Museum honors African American heritage in Louisiana
Signs along U.S. Highway 65 near Tallulah point to the Hermione Museum. Also called Hermione Plantation House, this structure was...
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Louisiana Boardwalk - Shreveport
Shreveport-Bossier City attractions and family fun
See how early area pioneers lived, gaze at the stars, explore the history of the mighty Eighth Air Force, see where Elvis Presley...
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LA Boardwalk
Free fun in Shreveport-Bossier
Here are ideas for enjoying your visit without spending a lot of bucks.
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Amistad Research Center-New Orleans
Rock 'n' Roll lives in Louisiana
Where was rock ’n’ roll born? You could say it came into the world in a cramped studio on Rampart Street in New Orleans. Or you could...
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Fats Domino's Piano
Louisiana Rock 'n' Roll Exhibit
Presented by Cabildo, Louisiana State Museum and the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation, this exhibit is a major addition to the Foundation’s...
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Aviation Exhibit at Louisiana State Museum
Louisiana’s aviation museum
Imagine yourself in the stands of an air race in the 1930s. The stubby, streamlined beauties come roaring around the pylons, monster...
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2008 Germantown Bluegrass Festival
Louisiana history, music mix with outdoor fun in Webster Parish
Named after Daniel Webster, Webster Parish was formally created in 1871 with land taken from Claiborne, Bossier, and Bienville...
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Cajun band - Eunice
Music on the Louisiana prairie
For more than a decade the weekly performance known as the Rendez-Vous Des Cajuns Live Radio and TV Show attracts visitors and locals...
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USS Kidd
Military history lives on Louisiana battleship
She is one of only four Fletcher-class destroyers still in existence that are preserved as museums and the only known destroyer in the...
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Gretna Historical Society Museum
Gretna Historical Society Museum
There was an outside stairway to the attic where the children slept. The home is furnished with artifacts from the late 1800s through...
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Rural Life Museum
LSU Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens
An overseer’s house, kitchen, slave cabins, and sugar house are all part of the Working Plantation area. The Folk Architecture section...
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Louisiana Art & Science Museum
Louisiana Art & Science Museum
Come see where art and science connect! The Louisiana Art & Science Museum presents educational entertainment along with art...
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Baton Rouge - Downtown
Baton Rouge history on display
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum and Planetarium is housed in a historic train station in downtown Baton Rouge. It features fine...
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Lake Charles Historic District
History, heritage in Lake Charles
Public buildings with domes, arched windows and towers stood shoulder to shoulder along the streets. Even smaller working men’s homes...
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4-H Museum Avoyelle
Louisiana's first 4-H Club
Some 250 boys, arrived by train, wagon and on foot to learn about the cultivation of corn. An advocate of “learn by doing,” Avoyelles...
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Louisiana State Museums line the Heroes and Heritage Trail
The Heroes and Heritage Trail leads you to a series of 17 destinations, each telling a compelling...
Read More
Mardi Gras museums offer a colorful taste of Carnival
So you've planned a visit to Louisiana but it doesn't coincide with the date of Mardi Gras? Well, too bad you'll miss the state's signature celebration, but you can still get a taste...
Read More
Gallery hopping in Louisiana – fine art in every corner
Art in all of its splendid variety is on display in museums throughout Louisiana, many of which spice up their collections with artists’ talks and programs for children.
Read More
Kids love Louisiana – so do their parents
When it comes to vacations, kids like plenty of fun and action – and parents don’t mind if a bit of education gets mixed in. Visits to Louisiana spell good times for kids of...
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In praise of Louisiana cuisine: a food museum
One afternoon some years ago, I learned a bit about how to imbibe. My brother-in-law, who works in the wine business, had a collection of freshly opened bottles on his kitchen table.
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