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Places to visit

War Memorials & Military Museums in Louisiana

17 war memorials and 10 military museums in Louisiana — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.

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Military museums (10)

NameCityAddressContact
USS Kidd Veterans Museum
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-15:30
Baton Rouge305 South River Road 70802-6220+1-225-342-1942
Website
William A. Brookshire Military Museum
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-15:00
near Baton RougeWebsite
Fort Polk Military Museum
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00
Fort Polk7881 Mississippi Avenue 71459Website
Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00
Hammond1600 Phoenix Square 70403Website
Chennault Aviation & Military MuseumMonroe701 Kansas Lane 71213
Regional Military Museumnear Montegut
The National World War II Museum
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00
New Orleans945 Magazine Street 70130Website
Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00; PH off
Patterson118 Cotton Road 70392Website
Louisiana Maneuvers & Military Museumnear Pineville
North Louisiana Military Museum
Hours: We 12:00-16:00; Th-Sa 10:00-16:00
Ruston201 Memorial Drive 71270+1 318 251-5099
Website

Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in Louisiana

War memorials

Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.

Map

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Memorial and museum locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some entries may be incomplete; opening hours of museums should be checked before visiting.