List of Louisiana state historic sites
State historic sites
Table:
Site Name

Parish

Area

Photo

Audubon State Historic Site
West Feliciana Parish
100 acres (40 ha)

Centenary State Historic Site
East Feliciana Parish
43 acres (17 ha)

Fort Jesup State Historic Site
Sabine Parish
21 acres (8.5 ha)

Fort Pike State Historic Site
Orleans Parish
22 acres (9 ha)

Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site
Natchitoches Parish
5 acres (2 ha)

Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site
Rapides Parish
103 acres (42 ha)

Locust Grove State Historic Site
West Feliciana Parish
1 acre (.4 ha)

Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
St. Martin Parish
157 acres (64 ha)

Los Adaes State Historic Site
Natchitoches Parish
14 acres (6 ha)

Mansfield State Historic Site
De Soto Parish
178 acres (72 ha)

Marksville State Historic Site
Avoyelles Parish
42 acres (17 ha)

Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site
Iberville Parish
14 acres (6 ha)

Port Hudson State Historic Site
East Feliciana Parish
900 acres (364 ha)

Poverty Point State Historic Site
West Carroll Parish
400 acres (162 ha)

Rebel State Historic Site
Natchitoches Parish
46 acres (19 ha)

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site
West Feliciana Parish
371 acres (150 ha)

Winter Quarters State Historic Site
Tensas Parish
7 acres (2.8 ha)

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Audubon State Historic Site is a state park property in West Feliciana Parish , Louisiana , between the towns of St. Francisville and Jackson . It is the location where noted ornithologist and artist John James Audubon spent the summer of 1821 . Visitors come to see Oakley Plantation house , where Audubon lived at the time , and the surrounding plantation grounds . A portion of the 100-acre ( 0.40 km2 ) site contains the forest which served as a setting for many of the 32 Birds of America paintings that Audubon created or began while at Oakley .
West Feliciana Parish ( French : Paroisse de Feliciana Ouest ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 15,625 . The parish seat is St. Francisville . The parish was established in 1824 . In 1824 Feliciana Parish was divided into East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish , in recognition of the increases in population throughout the parish . West Feliciana Parish is part of the Baton Rouge , Louisiana , Metropolitan Statistical Area . The River Bend Nuclear Generating Station , operated by Entergy Nuclear , is located in West Feliciana Parish below St. Francisville . It produces approximately 10 percent of the total electric power demand in Louisiana . The Louisiana State Penitentiary is also located in the parish , in Angola . It occupies 18,000 acres at a site in a river bend , surrounded on three sides by water .
The original campus of Centenary College of Louisiana is located along College Street in Jackson , Louisiana . It is operated and preserved as a museum by the Louisiana Office of State Parks as the Centenary State Historic Site , offering educational interpretive programs and guided tours .
East Feliciana Parish ( French : Paroisse de Feliciana Est , Spanish : Parroquia de East Feliciana ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 20,267 . The parish seat is Clinton . Established when Feliciana Parish was divided in 1824 , both East and West Feliciana parishes are part of the Baton Rouge , Louisiana , Metropolitan Statistical Area . They are also considered part of the Florida Parishes , at one time part of Spain 's West Florida colony .
Fort Jesup , also known as Fort Jesup State Historic Site or Fort Jesup or Fort Jesup State Monument , was built in 1822 , 22 miles ( 35 km ) west of Natchitoches , Louisiana , to protect the United States border with New Spain and to return order to the Neutral Strip . Originally named Cantonment Jesup , the fort operated from 1822 until 1846 . After the abandonment of the fort in 1846 , the United States federal government continued to own the abandoned fort site until the privatization of the site in 1869 .
Sabine Parish ( French : Paroisse de la Sabine ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 24,233 . The seat of the parish is Many . Sabine was one of five parishes created in as many weeks by the Louisiana State Legislature March 27 , 1843 . It was created from Natchitoches Parish with the Sabine River as the international boundary between the United States and the Republic of Texas as the western boundary .
Fort Pike State Historic Site is a decommissioned 19th-century United States fort , named after Brigadier General Zebulon Pike . It was built following the War of 1812 to guard the Rigolets pass in Louisiana , a strait from the Gulf of Mexico , via Lake Borgne , to Lake Pontchartrain bordering New Orleans . It was located near the community of Petite Coquille , now within the city limits of New Orleans . The fort 's ruins were long a tourist attraction , but it was damaged by the Hurricane Katrina storm surge in 2005 , and closed for a period . It also had to be closed following Hurricanes Gustav and Isaac in 2008 and 2012 , respectively .
New Orleans ( /ˈɔːrl ( i ) ənz , ɔːrˈliːnz/ , locally /ˈɔːrlənz/ ; French : La Nouvelle-Orléans [ la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃ ] ( listen ) ) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana . With an estimated population of 391,006 in 2018 , it is the most populous city in Louisiana . Serving as a major port , New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region of the United States . New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinct music , Creole cuisine , unique dialect , and its annual celebrations and festivals , most notably Mardi Gras . The historic heart of the city is the French Quarter , known for its French and Spanish Creole architecture and vibrant nightlife along Bourbon Street . The city has been described as the most unique in the United States , owing in large part to its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage . Founded in 1718 by French colonists , New Orleans was once the territorial capital of French Louisiana before being traded to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 . New Orleans in 1840 was the third-most populous city in the United States , and it was the largest city in the American South from the Antebellum era until after World War II . The city has historically been very vulnerable to flooding , due to such factors as high rainfall , low lying elevation , poor natural drainage and location next to multiple bodies of water . State and federal authorities have installed a complex system of levees and drainage pumps in an effort to protect the city . New Orleans was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina on August 29 , 2005 , which resulted in flooding more than 80% of the city , thousands of deaths , and so much displacement because of damaged communities and lost housing as to cause a population decline of over 50% . Since Katrina , major redevelopment efforts have led to a rebound in the city 's population .
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site , or Fort des Natchitoches , in Natchitoches , Louisiana , USA , is a replica of an early French fort based upon the original blueprints of 1716 by Sieur Charles Claude Dutisné and company . The settlement which became the town of Natchitoches was founded in 1714 by French Canadian Louis Antoine Juchereau de St. Denis as the first permanent European settlement in the lands later encompassed by the Louisiana Purchase . In 1722 , Juchereau de St. Denis in 1722 became commandant of Fort St. Jean Baptiste des Natchitoches . The fort was devised as a trading and military outpost to counter any Spanish incursions into French territory . Soon it became a center of economic significance , particularly with neighboring Caddo tribes . After 1764 , Fort St. Jean was abandoned , with the transfer of Louisiana ( New France ) to Spain . The exact location of the fort has since been lost . In 1979 , the fort was reconstructed in the vicinity of where the fort is believed to have been located . Today , the fort is an attraction within the Cane River National Heritage Area . The site is also host to living history re-enactments of what life in the fort was like in the 1750s .
Natchitoches Parish ( French : Paroisse des Natchitoches ou Les Natchitoches ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 39,566 . The parish seat is Natchitoches . The parish was formed in 1805 . The Natchitoches , LA Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Natchitoches Parish . This is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community , free people of color of mixed-race descent who settled here in the antebellum period . Their descendants continue to be Catholic and many are still French speaking . The Cane River National Heritage Area includes the parish . Among the numerous significant historic sites in the parish is the St. Augustine Parish ( Isle Brevelle ) Church , a destination on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail , founded in 2008 . Including extensive outbuildings at Magnolia and Oakland plantations , the Cane River Creole National Historical Park interprets the history and culture of the Louisiana Creoles . It is also on the Heritage Trail .
Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site in Pineville , Louisiana , a state historic site in Louisiana consisting of Fort Randolph and Fort Buhlow . Both of these forts are in the National Register of Historic Places .
Rapides Parish ( French : Paroisse des Rapides ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 131,613 . The parish seat is Alexandria , which developed along the Red River of the South . Rapides is the French spelling of rapids and is pronounced ra-PEEDS ( I.P.A . [ ɹæ.pid͜z ] ) . The parish was created in 1807 after the United States acquired this territory in the Louisiana Purchase . Rapides Parish is included in the Alexandria metropolitan area , Louisiana .
Locust Grove State Historic Site , located near St. Francisville , Louisiana , commemorates a family cemetery that is part of the former Locust Grove Plantation . Locust Grove Plantation was once owned by the family of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis ' sister Anna E. Davis Smith . Among the notable figures buried at the cemetery are Sarah Knox Taylor Davis , daughter of General Zachary Taylor and married to Jefferson Davis , and Eleazer Wheelock Ripley , a distinguished general who served in the War of 1812 . Locust Grove Cemetery was deeded to the Office of State Parks in 1937 by heirs of Mrs Anna E. Davis Smith .
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site ( French : Site historique d'État Longfellow-Evangeline ) , located in St. Martinville , Louisiana , showcases the cultural significance of the Bayou Teche region . It is the oldest state park site in Louisiana , founded in 1934 as the Longfellow-Evangeline State Commemorative Area . Evangeline was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's enormously popular epic poem about Acadian lovers , who are now figures in local history . In the town center , the Evangeline Oak is the legendary meeting place of the two lovers , Evangeline and Gabriel . A statue of Evangeline marks her supposed grave next to St. Martin of Tours Church . The state historic site commemorates the broader historical setting of the poem in the Acadian and Creole culture of this region of Louisiana . Several historic buildings are showcased at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site , which cover 157 acres ( 0.64 km2 ) : Maison Olivier , designated a National Historic Landmark ( as Acadian House ) in 1974 , is a plantation home built c. 1815 by Pierre Olivier Duclozel de Vezin , a wealthy Creole at the time . The structure is an excellent example of a Raised Creole Cottage , a simple and distinctive architectural form which shows a mixture of Creole , Caribbean , and French influences . Maison Olivier is located behind the Visitor 's Center . Also near Maison Olivier is a blacksmith shop . There is also a c. 1790 Acadian cabin , which reveals the contrast between Acadian and Creole architecture . A reproduction Acadian farmstead lies near Bayou Teche .
St. Martin Parish ( French : Paroisse de Saint-Martin ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 52,160 . The parish seat is St. Martinville . The parish was founded in 1811 . St. Martin Parish is part of the Lafayette , Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area . 27% of the population of St. Martin Parish have French fluency , rated as one of the highest concentrations of French speakers in the nation .
Los Adaes was the capital of Tejas on the northeastern frontier of New Spain from 1729 to 1770 . It included a mission , San Miguel de Cuellar de los Adaes , and a presidio , Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Los Adaes ( Our Lady of the Pillar of the Adaes ) . The name Adaes represents the indigenous Adai people , who were to be served by the mission . The site , now preserved in the state-run Los Adaes State Historic Site , is located on Louisiana Highway 485 in present-day Natchitoches Parish , Louisiana . It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 .
DeSoto Parish ( French : Paroisse DeSoto ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 26,656 . Its seat is Mansfield . The parish was formed in 1843 . DeSoto Parish is part of the Shreveport-Bossier City , LA Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site ( 16 AV 1 ) , also known as the Marksville State Historic Site , is a Marksville culture archaeological site located 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) southeast of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish , Louisiana . The site features numerous earthworks built by the prehistoric indigenous peoples of southeastern North America .
Avoyelles ( French : Paroisse des Avoyelles ) is a parish located in central eastern Louisiana near the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers . As of the 2010 census , the population was 42,073 . The parish seat is Marksville . The parish was created in 1807 , with the name deriving from the French name for the historic Avoyel people , one of the local Indian tribes at the time of European encounter . Today the parish is the base of the federally recognized Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe , who have a reservation there . The tribe has a land-based gambling casino on their reservation . It is located in Marksville , the parish seat , which is partly within reservation land .
Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site , located in Plaquemine , Louisiana , commemorates an early example of hydraulic engineering design and the historic significance of Bayou Plaquemine , an important navigable waterway that was once a distributary of the Mississippi River . Bayou Plaquemine promoted settlement beginning in the 18th century and helped the area economically by providing an access route between southwestern Louisiana ( and thus Texas ) and the Mississippi via the Atchafalaya Basin . The lock itself was designed by Colonel George Washington Goethals of the United States Army Corps of Engineers , who later served as chief engineer of the construction of the Panama Canal Lock , and went on to be the Canal Zone 's first governor . Plaquemine Lock was opened on April 9 , 1909 after 14 years of construction . When it was built , Plaquemine Lock was the highest freshwater lift of any lock in the world . The lock initially utilized a gravity-flow principle until pumps were installed years later . The lock was closed after 52 years of service in 1961 due to increased river traffic and the demand for a larger lock , which opened thereafter in Port Allen . The Plaquemine Lock structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 . Today , the Gary James Hebert Memorial Lockhouse serves as an on-site museum and visitors center . It is named for the man who led the way to help preserve the Lock site , which today covers 19 acres ( 7.7 ha ) .
Iberville Parish ( French : Paroisse d'Iberville ) is a parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 33,387 . Its seat is Plaquemine . The parish was formed in 1807 . Iberville Parish is part of the Baton Rouge , LA Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The Port Hudson State Historic Site is located on the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge in East Feliciana Parish , Louisiana , just outside the limits of Port Hudson and in the vicinity of Jackson . The site preserves a portion of the fortifications and battle area of the longest siege in American history , during the American Civil War from May 23 through July 9 , 1863 . The state of Louisiana maintains the site , which includes a museum about the siege , artillery displays , redoubts , and interpretive plaques . Living history re-enactments are held each year . It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974 , significant as the first place where African-American military units fought for the Union Army under African-American field leadership .
Poverty Point State Historic Site ( French : Pointe de Pauvreté ; 16 WC 5 ) is a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the Poverty Point culture . The Poverty Point site is located in present-day northeastern Louisiana though evidence of the Poverty Point culture extends throughout much of the Southeastern Woodlands . The culture extended 100 miles ( 160 km ) across the Mississippi Delta and south to the Gulf Coast . The Poverty Point site has been designated as a U.S. National Monument , a U.S. National Historic Landmark , and UNESCO World Heritage Site . Located in the Southern United States , the site is 15.5 miles ( 24.9 km ) from the current flow of the Mississippi River , and is situated on the edge of Macon Ridge , near the village of Epps in West Carroll Parish , Louisiana . The Poverty Point site contains earthen ridges and mounds , built by indigenous people between 1700 and 1100 BC during the Late Archaic period in North America . Archaeologists have proposed a variety of possible functions for the site including as a settlement , a trading center , and/or a ceremonial religious complex . The 402-acre ( 163 ha ) property now operated as the Poverty Point State Historic Site contains the largest and most complex Late Archaic earthwork occupation and ceremonial site yet found in North America . Euroamericans described the site in the 19th century . Poverty Point has been the focus of professional archaeological excavations since the 1950s . The earthworks are named after a 19th century plantation on the property .
West Carroll Parish ( French : Paroisse de Carroll Ouest ) is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana . As of the 2010 census , the population was 11,604 . The parish seat is Oak Grove . The parish was founded in 1877 , when Carroll Parish was divided . The area of cotton culture in Louisiana in parishes along this part of the Mississippi River was also referred to as the Natchez District . It included the parishes of East Carroll ( after the split in 1877 ) , Concordia , Madison and Tensas .
Rebel State Historic Site is operated by the state of Louisiana and is located near Marthaville in Natchitoches Parish . The historic site commemorates the history and culture of northwestern Louisiana . The site , formerly a state commemorative area , was originally meant to honor an unknown Confederate soldier who was killed in the vicinity by three Union cavalrymen . With time , it also became a local meeting place for people to listen to country and gospel music . Rebel State Historic Site today includes an amphitheater and stage for occasional live music performances , a pavilion and the Louisiana Country Music Museum . The museum exhibits memorabilia donated by Louisiana natives who became prominent in country and gospel music . Among these items a fiddle and yo-yo that belonged to Roy Acuff and a shirt that belonged to Hank Williams Jr . Outdoor visitor facilities include picnic areas and two short walking trails . Rebel State Historic Site shut down to regular visitation in 2016 . Visitation is now only available by appointment with a two week advance notice .
Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site is an 8,000-square-foot ( 740 m2 ) historic home and former plantation located in St. Francisville , Louisiana , United States . Built in 1835 by cotton planters Daniel and Martha Turnbull , it is one of the most documented and intact plantation complexes in the South and is known for its extensive formal gardens surrounding the house .
Winter Quarters in Tensas Parish , Louisiana , United States , is a surviving example of an antebellum cotton plantation . It is located south of Newellton on Lake St. Joseph , an ox-bow lake , or former bend in the Mississippi River .
Tensas Parish ( French : Paroisse des Tensas ) is a parish located in the northeastern section of the State of Louisiana ; its eastern border is the Mississippi River . As of the 2010 census , the population was 5,252 . It is the least populated parish in Louisiana . The parish seat is St. Joseph . The name Tensas is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people . The parish was founded in 1843 following Indian Removal . The parish was developed for cotton agriculture , which dominated the economy through the early 20th century . There has also been some cattle ranching in the 1930s and timber extraction .