Mt. Lebanon Stagecoach Trail Museum

01/10/2026

07/08/2026

Mt. Lebanon Historical Society is raffling off a 4-gallon two basket fish cooker from R & V Works. This is a fundraiser for the museum. Each ticket is $5.00, and tickets are available from any Mt. Lebanon Historical Society board member, from Gibsland Grill, and from Melinda Kidd at State Farm in Arcadia. The drawing will be held at the Mt. Lebanon Fall Festival on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 3:00 pm. You need not be present to win!

13/07/2026

At Mt. Lebanon’s 4th of July 2026 Flag Raising Ceremony, we honored 11 veterans:

Charles Butler (Air Force), Terry Clason (Marines), Philip Towns (Air Force), Wayne Carter (Air Force), Chris Stephenson (Army), Mike Stephenson (Army), David Carroll (Army), Wally Reed (Army), Bob Reed (Coast Guard), Lestar Martin (Army), and Jack Land (Army).

Each veteran received an America 250 challenge coin and a Certificate of Appreciation from Dorcheat-Bistineau Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and the Mt. Lebanon Historical Society. Forty-eight guests were in attendance this year.

17/06/2026

Celebrate the 4th of July at Mt. Lebanon Historical Society’s annual Flag Raising Ceremony at the Stagecoach Trail Museum, beginning at 8:00 a.m. A special part of the program will be honoring our veterans.

This year’s speaker will be Charles Butler, who served for four years in the U.S. Air Force, has been Commander of the American Legion Post in Bienville Parish for ten years, and is a four-time graduate of Louisiana Tech. He is a lifelong resident of Arcadia, a graduate of Arcadia High School, a 25-year employee of the Bienville Parish School System, and a former Assistant Principal of Crawford Elementary. He served for 14 years on the Arcadia Town Council, 12 years on the Chamber Board of Directors, and served as Chairman of the town zoning committee for 11 years. He has served as President of the Arcadia Cemetery Association since 2005, and served for 12 years as a Board Member of the Mt. Lebanon Historical Society. He has been married for 51 years to Ellen Adams Butler. They have two children: Jimmy Butler and his wife Shelley who live in Jackson Parish, and Emily Mobley and her husband Danny who live in Shreveport. They have one grandchild, Pepper Mobley, who just celebrated her 8th birthday.

A covered dish breakfast will follow the ceremony. Please bring your favorite breakfast food to share, and bring a lawn chair for seating. The museum is located south of Gibsland at Highway 154 and Stagecoach Trail Road.

04/06/2026

The Annual Meeting for the Mount Lebanon, Louisiana Cemetery will be June 6 2026 at the chapel of the Mount Lebanon Cemetery, beginning at 11:00 AM, with lunch at the Mt. Lebanon Stagecoach Trail Museum country store after the meeting. Bring your favorite dish to share. Veteran's flags are proudly displayed on Mount Lebanon Cemetery grounds.

30/05/2026

Visitation for J.R. Johnson will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 from 9:00 – 11:00 at Rose Neath in Minden. Service will begin at 11:00. J.R. was a faithful member and friend to the Mt. Lebanon Historical Society since its founding in 1968. The Society will miss his guidance and wisdom that he gave as a long time Board Member.

02/05/2026

Ann Chapman was the winner of the quilt at the Mt Lebanon Spring Festival!