Louisiana’s African-American Heritage Trail

Just like music tells a story, Louisiana’s African-American Heritage Trail brings together histories, personalities and achievements in a way that no single museum ever could.  Visit www.AStoryLikeNoOther.com for stories, photos and itineraries—even download a free iPhone app guide to the trail. Discover these locations on the trail:

Greater New Orleans

•     The New Orleans African-American Museum of Art, Culture and History (New Orleans)
•     St. Augustine Catholic Church (New Orleans)
•     St. Louis Cemeteries No.1 & No.2 (New Orleans)
•     The French Market (New Orleans)
•     Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park (New Orleans)
•     Amistad Research Center (New Orleans)
•     Fort Pike State Historic Site (New Orleans)
•     Mahalia Jackson’s Grave, Providence Park Cemetery (Metairie)
•     Fontainebleau State Park (Mandeville)
•     Tangipahoa African-American Heritage Museum (Hammond)
•     Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church (Bogalusa)

Plantation Country

•     San Francisco Plantation (Garyville)
•     Our Lady of Grace Historic Sanctuary (Reserve)
•     Evergreen Plantation (Wallace)
•     Laura: A Creole Plantation (Vacherie)
•     Louisiana State Capitol (Baton Rouge)
•     Southern University (Baton Rouge)
•     West Baton Rouge Museum (Port Allen)
•     Port Hudson State Historic Site (Jackson)
•     Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site (St. Francisville)
•     Audubon State Historic Site/Oakley House (St. Francisville)
•     Centenary State Historic Site (Jackson)

Cajun Country

•     River Road African-American Museum (Donaldsonville)
•     African-American Museum, St. Martinville Cultural Heritage Center (St. Martinville)
•     Black Heritage Gallery, Central School Arts and Humanities Center (Lake Charles)
•     Creole Heritage Folklife Center (Opelousas)
•     Venus House, Le Vieux Village Historical Park & Museum (Opelousas)
•     Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site (St. Martinville)

Crossroads

•     Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins (Frogmore)
•     Arna Bontemps African-American Heritage Museum (Alexandria)
•     Delta Music Museum (Ferriday)
•     St. Augustine Catholic Church (Natchez)
•     Cane River Creole National Historical Park (Bermuda, Derry)
•     Melrose Plantation (Melrose)

Sportsman’s Paradise

•     Multicultural Center of the South (Shreveport)
•     Southern University Museum of Art (Shreveport)
•     Grambling State University (Grambling)
•     Eddie G. Robinson Museum (Grambling)
•     Northeast Louisiana Delta African-American Heritage Museum (Monroe)
•     Hermione House Museum (Tallulah)
•     Winter Quarters State Historic Site (Newellton)