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The State of Louisiana has a variety of museums, visitor centers, and cultural attractions in the following counties. Before visiting a museum listed on this page, be sure to check its address and hours of operation by visiting its website or contacting it. The museum may have relocated or closed, and hours of operation may be irregular. Tourist information is available at your fingertips by clicking on the Louisiana county name you are interested in visiting.

Old State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Old State Capitol Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Each county is suffixed by a parenthesized value, indicating the number of listings in that county.

Louisiana Counties

• Acadia (3)
• Ascension (2)
• Avoyelles (3)
• Beauregard (3)
• Bossier (2)
• Caddo (5)
• Calcasieu (4)
• Caldwell (2)
• Claiborne (1)
• De Soto (1)
• East Baton Rouge (5)
• East Carroll (2)
• East Feliciana (1)
• Evangeline (1)

• Iberia (2)
• Jackson (1)
• Jefferson (2)
• Jefferson Davis (2)
• La Salle (1)
• Lafayette (2)
• Lafourche (2)
• Lincoln (1)
• Madison (1)
• Morehouse (2)
• Natchitoches (6)
• Orleans (13)
• Ouachita (5)
• Pointe Coupee (2)

• Rapides (1)
• Saint Bernard (1)
• Saint Landry (5)
• Saint Mary (4)
• Saint Tammany (3)
• Tangipahoa (2)
• Terrebonne (2)
• Union (2)
• Vernon (2)
• Washington (2)
• Webster (1)
• West Baton Rouge (2)
• West Feliciana (3)

Acadia County

Acadia Parish Tourist Commission
401 Tower Road
Crowley, Louisiana 70526 Map
1-337-783-2108
Blue Rose Museum
6428 Airport Road
Crowley, Louisiana 70526 Map
1-337-783-6417
Rayne Museum
1023 The Boulevard
Rayne, Louisiana 70578 Map
1-337-334-8347
Located in the Crowley area.

Ascension County

Historic Donaldsonville Museum
318 Mississippi Street
Donaldsonville, Louisiana 70346 Map
1-225-746-0004
Located in the Baton Rouge area.
River Road African American Museum & Gallery
406 Charles Street
Donaldsonville, Louisiana 70346 Map
1-225-474-5553
Located in the Baton Rouge area.

Avoyelles County

Town of Cottonport Museum
220 Cottonport Avenue
Cottonport, Louisiana 71327 Map
1-318-876-3517
Avoyelles Commission of Tourism
208 South Main Street
Marksville, Louisiana 71351 Map
1-318-253-0585
Tunica Biloxi Museum
171 Melancon Road
Marksville, Louisiana 71351 Map
1-318-253-8174

Beauregard County

Beauregard Museum
120 South Washington Street
Deridder, Louisiana 70634 Map
1-337-463-8148
Located in the De Ridder area.
Tourist Commission of Beauregard
104 West Port Street
Deridder, Louisiana 70634 Map
1-337-463-5534
Located in the De Ridder area.
Merryville Historical Museum
628 North Railroad Street
Merryville, Louisiana 70653 Map
1-337-825-0101
Located in the De Ridder area.

Bossier County

Mardi GRAS Museum
2101 East Texas Street
Bossier City, Louisiana 71111 Map
1-318-741-3019
Touchstone Wildlife & Art Museum
3386 Highway 80
Haughton, Louisiana 71037 Map
1-318-949-2323
Located in the Shreveport-Bossier City area.

Caddo County

Tourist Information Center
I 20 East
Greenwood, Louisiana 71033 Map
1-318-938-5613
Located in the Shreveport-Bossier City area.
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
3015 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, Louisiana 71109 Map
1-318-632-2020
Meadows Museum of Art
2911 Centenary Boulevard
Shreveport, Louisiana 71104 Map
1-318-869-5169
Shreveport Regional Visitor Center
5103 Hollywood Avenue Ofc
Shreveport, Louisiana 71109 Map
1-318-635-7933
Spring Street Historical Museum
525 Spring Street
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 Map
1-318-424-0964

Calcasieu County

Railroad Museum
400 Lake Charles Avenue
Dequincy, Louisiana 70633 Map
1-337-786-2823
Located in the Lake Charles area.
Childrens Museum of Lake Charles
327 Broad Street
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 Map
1-337-433-9420
Mardi GRAS Museum
809 Kirby Street Suite 229
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601 Map
1-337-430-0043
Lake Charles Tourist Bureau
1205 North Lakeshore Drive
Westlake, Louisiana 70669 Map
1-337-436-9863
Located in the Lake Charles area.

Caldwell County

Martin Home Place Museum
203 Martin Place Road
Columbia, Louisiana 71418 Map
1-318-649-6722
Schepis Museum
106 Main Street
Columbia, Louisiana 71435 Map
1-318-649-9931

Claiborne County

Ford Museum
519 South Main Street
Homer, Louisiana 71040 Map
1-318-927-9190

De Soto County

Desoto Parish Tourist Bureau
101 North Washington Avenue
Mansfield, Louisiana 71052 Map
1-318-872-1177
Located in the Shreveport-Bossier City area.

East Baton Rouge County

Heritage Museum & Cultural Center
1606 Main Street
Baker, Louisiana 70714 Map
1-225-774-1776
Located in the Baton Rouge area.
Foundation for Historical Louisiana
502 North Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Map
1-225-387-2464
Louisiana Art and Science Museum
100 River Road South
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Map
1-225-344-5272
Rural Life Museum
4600 Essen Lane
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 Map
1-225-765-2437

East Carroll County

Byerley House Visitor Center
600 Lake Street
Lake Providence, Louisiana 71254 Map
1-318-559-5125
Cotton Museum
7162 Highway 65 North
Lake Providence, Louisiana 71254 Map
1-318-559-2041

East Feliciana County

Republic of W Florida Museum
3406 College Street
Jackson, Louisiana 70748 Map
1-225-634-7444
Located in the Baton Rouge area.

Evangeline County

Evangeline Parish Tourism Association
704 North Soileau Street
Ville Platte, Louisiana 70586 Map
1-337-363-8687

Iberia County

The Jeanerette Bicentenial Park & Museum
500 Main Street
Jeanerette, Louisiana 70544 Map
1-337-276-4408
Located in the New Iberia area.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
317 East Main Street
New Iberia, Louisiana 70560 Map
1-337-369-6446

Jackson County

Jackson Heritage Museum
515 South Cooper Avenue
Jonesboro, Louisiana 71251 Map
1-318-259-3119
Located in the Ruston area.

Jefferson County

Grand Isle Tourism Information
3240 Highway 1
Grand Isle, Louisiana 70358 Map
1-985-787-2997
Located in the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner area.
Louisiana Marine Fisheries Museum
580 Jean Lafitte Boulevard
Lafitte, Louisiana 70067 Map
1-504-689-3497
Located in the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner area.

Jefferson Davis County

Jeff Davis Parish Tourist Commission
100 La Rue Acadian
Jennings, Louisiana 70546 Map
1-337-821-5521
Zigler Museum
411 Clara Street
Jennings, Louisiana 70546 Map
1-337-824-0114

La Salle County

Lasalle Museum Jena Cultural Center
1606 Front Street
Jena, Louisiana 71342 Map
1-318-992-4475

Lafayette County

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission
1400 Northwest Evangeline Trwy
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 Map
1-337-232-3808
Lafayette Museum Alexandre Mouton House
1122 Lafayette Street
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 Map
1-337-234-2208

Lafourche County

Bayou Lafourche Folk Life & Heritage Museum
110 Main Street
Lockport, Louisiana 70374 Map
1-985-532-5909
Located in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux area.
Lafourche Parish Tourist Commission
4884 Highway 1
Raceland, Louisiana 70394 Map
1-985-537-5800
Located in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux area.

Lincoln County

Lincoln Parish Convention & Visitors Commission
104 East Mississippi Avenue
Ruston, Louisiana 71270 Map
1-318-255-2358

Madison County

Madison Parish Tourism Commission
305 Dabney Street
Tallulah, Louisiana 71282 Map
1-318-574-8519

Morehouse County

Snyder Memorial Museum & Creative Arts Center
1620 East Madison Avenue
Bastrop, Louisiana 71220 Map
1-318-281-8760
Collinston Centennial & Museum Committee
4616 Main Street
Collinston, Louisiana 71229 Map
1-318-874-2262
Located in the Bastrop area.

Natchitoches County

Bayou Folk Museum Kate Chopin Home
243 Highway 495
Cloutierville, Louisiana 71416 Map
1-318-379-2233
Located in the Natchitoches area.
Bayou Pierre Alligator Park
380 Old Bayou Pierre Road
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 Map
1-318-354-0001
Cane River National Heritage Area Commission
1115 Washington Street
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 Map
1-318-356-5555
Melrose Historic Home
3533 Highway 119
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 Map
1-318-379-0055
Old Courthouse Museum
600 2nd Street
Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 Map
1-318-357-2270
Los Adeas Tourist's Information Center
6695 Highway 485
Robeline, Louisiana 71469 Map
1-318-472-6843
Located in the Natchitoches area.

Orleans County

Ouachita County

African American Museum
503 Plum Street
Monroe, Louisiana 71202 Map
1-318-323-1167
Aviation Historical Museum of Louisiana Inc
701 Kansas Lane
Monroe, Louisiana 71203 Map
1-318-361-9020
Northeast Louisiana Children's Museum
323 Walnut Street
Monroe, Louisiana 71201 Map
1-318-361-9611
Monroe West Monroe Convention & Visitors Bureau
601 Constitution Drive
West Monroe, Louisiana 71292 Map
1-318-387-5691
Located in the Monroe area.
Ouachita Valley Heritage Museum
309 McClendon Avenue
West Monroe, Louisiana 71291 Map
1-318-322-5720
Located in the Monroe area.

Pointe Coupee County

Pointe Coupee Museum
8348 False River Road
New Roads, Louisiana 70760 Map
1-225-638-7788
Located in the Baton Rouge area.
Pointe Coupee Parish Tourist Commission
160 East Main Street
New Roads, Louisiana 70760 Map
1-225-638-3998
Located in the Baton Rouge area.

Rapides County

Tourist Information
707 Main Street
Alexandria, Louisiana 71301 Map
1-318-443-7049

Saint Bernard County

Islenos Museum
1357 Bayou Road
Saint Bernard, Louisiana 70085 Map
1-504-682-0862
Located in the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner area.

Saint Landry County

Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center
329 South Main Street
Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 Map
1-337-948-2589
Opelousas Museum of Art Inc
106 North Union Street
Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 Map
1-337-942-4991
Opelousas Tourist Information Center
941 East Vine Street
Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 Map
1-337-948-6263
St Landry Parish Tourist Commission
131 West Bellevue Street
Opelousas, Louisiana 70570 Map
1-337-948-8004
Stories in Stone Museum Antiquity
354 Coulee Crouche Road
Sunset, Louisiana 70584 Map
1-337-668-4304
Located in the Opelousas-Eunice area.

Saint Mary County

St Mary Parish Tourist Commission
15307 Highway 90 Frontage
Franklin, Louisiana 70538 Map
1-337-828-2555
Located in the Morgan City area.
Brownell Memorial Park & Carillon Tower
3359 Highway 70
Morgan City, Louisiana 70380 Map
1-985-384-2283
International Petroleum Museum & Exposition
111 1st Street
Morgan City, Louisiana 70380 Map
1-985-384-3744
Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau
118 Main Street
Patterson, Louisiana 70392 Map
1-985-395-4905
Located in the Morgan City area.

Saint Tammany County

Lake Pontchatrain Basin Maritime Museum
133 Mabel Drive
Madisonville, Louisiana 70447 Map
1-985-845-9200
Located in the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner area.
Madisonville Museum
201 Cedar Street
Madisonville, Louisiana 70447 Map
1-985-845-2100
Located in the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner area.
St Tammany Tourist and Convention Commission
1000 Caruso Boulevard Suite 197
Slidell, Louisiana 70461 Map
1-985-643-1409
Located in the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner area.

Tangipahoa County

Tourist Information Center
Highway 55
Kentwood, Louisiana 70444 Map
1-985-229-8338
Located in the Hammond area.

Terrebonne County

Convention & Visitors Bureau
114 Tourist Drive
Gray, Louisiana 70359 Map
1-985-868-2732
Located in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux area.
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum
7910 Park Avenue
Houma, Louisiana 70364 Map
1-985-580-7200

Union County

Bernice Depot Museum
426 4th Street
Bernice, Louisiana 71222 Map
1-318-285-2433
Located in the Monroe area.
Union Parish Tourist Center
500 4th Street
Bernice, Louisiana 71222 Map
1-318-285-9333
Located in the Monroe area.

Vernon County

Museum of West Louisiana
803 South 3rd Street
Leesville, Louisiana 71446 Map
1-337-239-0927
Located in the Fort Polk South area.
Vernon Parish Tourism Commission
201 South 3rd Street
Leesville, Louisiana 71446 Map
1-337-238-0783
Located in the Fort Polk South area.

Washington County

Varnado Store Museum
936 Pearl Street
Franklinton, Louisiana 70438 Map
1-985-795-0680
Located in the Bogalusa area.
Washington Parish Tourism
908 Mill Street
Franklinton, Louisiana 70438 Map
1-985-839-5228
Located in the Bogalusa area.

Webster County

Germantown Colony Museum
120 Museum Road
Minden, Louisiana 71055 Map
1-318-377-6061

West Baton Rouge County

Tourist Information Center
2750 North Westport Drive
Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 Map
1-225-377-2920
Located in the Baton Rouge area.
West Baton Rouge Parish Museum
845 North Jefferson Avenue
Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 Map
1-225-336-2422
Located in the Baton Rouge area.

West Feliciana County

Tourist Information Center
Highway 61
Saint Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Map
1-225-635-6962
Located in the Baton Rouge area.
West Feliciana Historial Society Museum
11757 Ferdinand Street
Saint Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Map
1-225-635-6330
Located in the Baton Rouge area.
West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission
11757 Ferdinand Street
Saint Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Map
1-225-635-6769
Located in the Baton Rouge area.