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Check Out Louisiana: Museum

Bring history to life!

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Experience Louisiana’s rich and colorful history through the Check Out Louisiana program! Use your library card to unlock the great historical, cultural, and educational resources of Louisiana’s museums.

Learn more below!

Our state's museums bring the people, places and events that make up our distinctive history to life, and now you can unlock those stories with your library card! Through Check Out Louisiana, library card holders can receive an e-pass to visit these state treasures at no cost!

Museums are special community resources providing enrichment and education to the public, and each venue offers vast informational resources and its own unique story. This is an exciting opportunity to learn more about Louisiana’s historical and cultural treasures!

To reserve an e-pass to a participating museum through the State Library of Louisiana, visit the Check Out Louisiana: Museums webpage and complete the following steps:

  1. Click the e-pass reservation link, select "Livingston Parish Library" and log in with your library card number and PIN.
  2. Browse the available offers by date or venue.
  3. Click on "Show first available offer" then "Reserve a different date" to see all available dates for each attraction.
  4. Once you've selected a suitable date, confirm your reservation details.
  5. Don’t forget to print your pass before your visit!

1850 House

Address

523 St. Ann Street, Lower Pontalba Building, New Orleans, LA 70116

Hours

Daily: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(504) 524-9118


Alexandria Museum of Art

Address

933 Second Street, Alexandria, LA 71301

Hours

  • Sunday & Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(318) 443-3458


Capitol Park Museum

Address

660 N. Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Hours

  • Sunday & Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(225) 342-5428


The Cabildo

Address

701 Charles Street, New Orleans, LA 70116

Hours

Daily: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(504) 568-696


E.D. White Historic Site

Address

2295 LA Highway 1, Thibodaux, LA 70301

Hours

  • Sunday & Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone

(985) 447-0915


The Historic New Orleans Collection

Address

520 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday - Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone

(504) 523-4662


Louisiana Civil Rights Museum

Address

900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans,  70130

Hours

Daily: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(504) 635-4777


Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum

Address

800 Front Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457

Hours

  • Sunday & Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone

(318) 357-2492


Madame John's Legacy

Address

632 Dumaine Street, New Orleans, LA 70116

Hours

CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RESTORATION

Phone

(504) 568-6968


The National WWII Museum

Address

945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Hours

Daily: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Phone

(504) 528-1944


New Orleans Jazz Museum

Address

400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans LA 70116

Hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday - Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(504) 568-6993


The Presbytère

Address

751 Charles Street, New Orleans, LA 70116

Hours

Daily: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(504) 568-6968


Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum

Address

118 Cotten Road, Patterson, LA 70392

Hours

  • Sunday & Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday - Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone

(985) 399-1268


West Baton Rouge Museum

Address

880 N Alexander Avenue, Port Allen, LA 70767

Hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - 5 :00 p.m.

Phone

(225) 336-2422


Whitney Planation

Address

5099 LA Highway 18, Wallace, LA 70049

Hours

  • Wednesday - Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday: Closed

Phone

(225) 265-3300