Louisiana State Museums

10/14/2026

✨🧘‍♀️ Find your flow where history meets peace!
🧘‍♂️✨ Start your Saturday morning with movement and mindfulness inside the historic Cabildo Louisiana State Museum! Unroll your mat under grand chandeliers in the light-filled 2nd Floor Gallery overlooking Jackson Square. Whether you’re a local or visiting for the weekend, all skill levels are welcome! ☀️🏛️

📅 When: Saturdays at 8:30 AM
📍 Where: The Cabildo (2nd Floor Gallery) | 701 Chartres St.
🎟️ Class: $20.00 Drop-in | $10.00 for Friends of the Cabildo Members
🧘 Mats: Bring your own, or borrow one of our extra mats available on a first-come, first-served basis!

Space is limited in this historic setting—reserve your spot online today!
🔗👇👉 Book your class: https://book.peek.com/.../af78691a-f636-4339-90ef.../YW3P

✨🧘‍♀️ Find your flow where history meets peace!

🧘‍♂️✨ Start your Saturday morning with movement and mindfulness inside the historic Cabildo Louisiana State Museum! Unroll your mat under grand chandeliers in the light-filled 2nd Floor Gallery overlooking Jackson Square. Whether you’re a local or visiting for the weekend, all skill levels are welcome! ☀️🏛️

📅 When: Saturdays at 8:30 AM
📍 Where: The Cabildo (2nd Floor Gallery) | 701 Chartres St.
🎟️ Class: $20.00 Drop-in | $10.00 for Friends of the Cabildo Members
🧘 Mats: Bring your own, or borrow one of our extra mats available on a first-come, first-served basis!

Space is limited in this historic setting—reserve your spot online today!
🔗👇👉 Book your class: https://book.peek.com/s/af78691a-f636-4339-90ef-fc673b91f337/YW3P

10/12/2026

At least 3,000 years before the arrival of the French, the Caddo Indians resided in present-day northwest Louisiana. Their nation was a loose confederation of groups living along the bah hatínu (Red River) valley and included the Natchitoches, the Kadohadacho, and the Hasinai.

The Caddo lived near the area where the National Fish Hatchery stands today. Though flooding led the tribe to abandon the area in the early 1700s they, along with other members of the confederacy, returned when St. Denis established the first French settlement. The Caddo were excellent farmers, and the tribe grew corn, beans, pumpkins, squash, watermelons, sunflowers, and to***co. They supplemented their diet with game such as bison, deer, bear, wild hogs, quail, and rabbit, as well as fruits, berries, and nuts gathered during the summer and fall. This stable lifestyle allowed them to develop hierarchical political and social structures, as well as extensive trade networks.

The Caddo had a thriving trade with tribes before the first French arrived in Louisiana. In fact, the name comes from the Caddo word techas, meaning friends, and the Spanish referred to the Caddo homelands as the Kingdom of the Tejas. In the 1600s, the Caddo gained wealth and power by trading salt, pottery, and bois d’arc wood for bows to Plains tribes. In exchange, they received horses and textiles acquired from Spanish settlers in northern . The Caddo horse herds grew dramatically, leading French explorer Henri de Tonti to remark on their large numbers at the end of the century.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day!

10/08/2026

Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum ✈️

Louisiana aviation history takes an unexpected turn in Patterson, where record-setting racing planes, cypress sawmill exhibits, and free admission make this museum an easy hidden-gem stop.

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

10/06/2026

Join the Louisiana State Museum on October 8th at 6 PM for a virtual evening with Chase Cormier as he discusses his new book Boucherie (LSU Press, August 2026). This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Cabildo as part of the Second Thursday Lecture Series. It is free and open to the public, but registration is required; visit https://forms.gle/o1StyPDsycc4cX8g8

The program will take place on Zoom. Please register here and a link will be emailed to you on the day of the lecture.

10/06/2026

Great things take time! We are continuing building upgrades at the Presbytère.

Because historic structures require extra love and precise care, our doors will remain closed just a little bit longer while we put on the finishing touches.

We can't wait to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, we want to thank you all so much for your incredible patience and support. ⚜️

📞 Have questions or need assistance? Our team is still here for you! Give us a call at (504) 568-6968 or reach out via email.

10/05/2026

During the suffocating summer of 1853, yellow fever—the dread "Saffron Scourge"—claimed over 8,000 lives in New Orleans, wiping out a tenth of the city in a matter of months.
Become immersed in the horror of the epidemic with the residents of the 1850 House as they mourn their dead, cope with the ravages of the disease, and deal with the terror of the unknown.

During the suffocating summer of 1853, yellow fever—the dread "Saffron Scourge"—claimed over 8,000 lives in New Orleans, wiping out a tenth of the city in a matter of months.

Become immersed in the horror of the epidemic with the residents of the 1850 House as they mourn their dead, cope with the ravages of the disease, and deal with the terror of the unknown.

📍 Location: The 1850 House (523 St. Ann St., French Quarter)

🗓️ Dates & Times:
• Fri, Oct 23: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Sat, Oct 24: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

(Tours start every 20 mins lasts for 45 mins!)

🎟️ Admission:
• General: $25
• Members: $20
• Students (under 18): $15
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-ghostly-gallivant-tours-tickets-1994314147300?aff=oddtdtcreator

🎭 Costumes are encouraged!✨