The Louisiana State Museum (LSM), founded in New Orleans in 1906 and still headquartered there, is a complex of National Historic Landmarks housing thousands of artifacts and works of art reflecting Louisiana's legacy of historic events and cultural diversity.
Overview
The Museum operates five properties in the historic French Quarter: The Cabildo, The Presbytère, the 1850 House, the Old U.S. Mint and Madame John's Legacy. Other sites include Louisiana State Museum - Patterson, Louisiana, Louisiana State Museum - Baton Rouge, the Old Courthouse Museum in Natchitoches, and theE.D. White Historic Site in Thibodaux.
Numerous organizations exist throughout Louisiana to support the Museum including the Louisiana Museum Foundation, Friends of the Cabildo, Wedell-Williams and Cyprus Sawmill Foundation, Friends of the Natchitoches Old Courthouse Museum, and Friends of the E.D. White Historic Site.
The LSM is part of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, which as of 2008 is overseen by Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu.
In New Orleans
· 1850 House, a historic house museum in the Lower Pontalba Building
· The Creole House - offices
· The Jackson House - offices
Louisiana State Museum-Baton Rouge
The Louisiana State Museum - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge features exhibits on Louisiana's history, industry and culture.
Old Courthouse Museum - Natchitoches
The Old Courthouse Museum - Natchitoches, located in Natchitoches, features changing exhibits of Louisiana art, history and culture.
Louisiana State Museum - Patterson
The Louisiana State Museum - Patterson, located in Patterson, features exhibits on aviation in Louisiana and the cypress lumber industry.
E. D. White Historic Site
The E. D. White Historic Site, located in Thibodaux, is the 1800s plantation home of Edward Douglass White, Sr., who was governor from 1835 to 1839, and his son, Edward Douglass White, who was appointed to the United States Supreme Court in 1894 and served as chief justice from 1910 to 1921.
