ABOUT
THE MUSEUM
The Louisiana
State Exhibit Museum is mission driven--its purpose is to educate, promote
tourism and to build community pride. Located on six acres of state land at
3015 Greenwood Road, adjacent to the State Fairgrounds, the museum is funded
and operated by the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office under
the direction of Secretary of State Jay Dardenne.
The museum is
a prehistorical, historical, cultural, scientific and technological educational
institution whose primary purpose is to research, collect, preserve and present
as an educational resource documents, artifacts, objects of art and the like
that reflect the social history, cultural history, oral history and culture of
Louisiana, emphasizing the northwest region of Louisiana. As a regional museum,
it serves the residents of the ten parishes that comprise northwest Louisiana
including Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Lincoln, Natchitoches,
Red River, Sabine and Webster.
The museum
presents historical exhibitions and public programs of interest to people of
all ages and ethnicity. Its murals and exhibits are designed to be of interest
to the entire family, as they provide visitors with an excellent understanding
of Louisiana's great natural resources, agriculture, industry and history. The
museum as viewed through its 22 world renowned dioramas is "Louisiana in
Miniature". The museum is credited with housing one of the finest collections
of American Indian artifacts in the Southeast, and as such offers to the
community outstanding educational programs that interpret Louisiana prehistory
and ethnology.
HOURS OF
OPERATION
Visit the museum Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM and weekends from noon
to 4 PM. Please call (318) 632-2020 for information.
