Louisiana Military Museum

Happy Valentine’s Day- from our vintage hearts to yours! ❤️ 🇺🇸 ❤️

Busy day at the museum yesterday with two great field trips back-to-back and a wonderful Civil War expert to enhance the tours!

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Remember Pearl Harbor! 🇺🇸 💔 🇺🇸
Louisiana’s last known Pearl Harbor survivor passed away just a couple of months ago after celebrating his 100th birthday. Mr. Joe Richard enlisted in the Navy when he was just 16 years old. He was soon assigned to the USS Rigel which was docked at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was enjoying grapes for breakfast on December 7, 1941, when the attack began. In the following days, Mr. Joe helped save 33 people from the USS Arizona and three from the USS Oklahoma. It was an honor to have known him.

Today, on Giving Tuesday, we send a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who has given their support in some way to keep our museum going. Without you, we can’t do what we do!

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We are grateful for all those who are currently serving, or have served, in the Armed Forces. Missing holidays at home and special occasions with family and friends isn’t easy, but we appreciate those sacrifices made.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our presenters and volunteers who helped make our 3rd Annual Veteran Heritage Festival such an amazing experience for all our visitors! See y’all next year!

Day 2 of the 3rd Annual Veteran Heritage Festival was absolutely wonderful! Due to the forecast, we moved everything indoors, but that didn’t dampen anyone’s mood. A steady stream of visitors, including scout troops, families,veterans, and active-duty military personnel enjoyed our exhibits and presenters all day long!

Thanks, KATC-TV 3: Acadiana's Newschannel!

Veteran Heritage Festival honors those who served The 3rd annual Veteran Heritage Festival is taking place this weekend at the Louisiana Military Museum

Without the support of organizations like the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, we couldn’t bring you the amazing educational programming at our 3rd Annual Veteran Heritage Festival like we do!

LEH Awards 29 Rebirth Grants Totaling $119,232 in 14 Parishes - LEH LEH, with the support of the NEH & the State of Louisiana, has awarded 29 Rebirth Grants totaling $119,232 to organizations in 14 parishes.

Thank you, Rotary Club of Abbeville and Don's Custom Catering, LLC, for providing a delicious dinner to sustain our hard-working presenters!

‼️Don’t miss out- our 3rd Annual Veteran Heritage Festival- happening TODAY‼️

Yesterday was a phenomenal success! Over 700 people, including student of all ages, experienced great presenters and fantastic hands-on activities- like trying on WWI gas masks, jumping into a WWII jeep, washing clothes by hand, learning a Civil War-era dance, as well as handling some of the National Guard’s newest weapons systems. Come out today and bring the family!

We’re so appreciative of our donor and these awesome volunteers! Come meet these guys and check out their progress today from 10-4 at our 3rd Annual Veteran Heritage Festival!

Our old front door was able to retire after years of faithful service. Looking forward to welcoming you all through our new entrance at our 3rd Annual Veteran Heritage Festival today and tomorrow!

Thank you, City of Abbeville, Louisiana - City Hall, for sending out your crew to install our brand-new signs. It’s bittersweet seeing the old one go and the new one installed, but both represent big dreams and a lot of hard work!

Thanks, Lidia Alcala, for inviting us on your show to remind everyone to come out for our 3rd Annual Veteran Heritage Festival- starting TODAY!