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.
17memorials
10museums
Military museums (10)
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| USS Kidd Veterans Museum Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-15:30 | Baton Rouge |
| William A. Brookshire Military Museum Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-15:00 | near Baton Rouge |
| Fort Polk Military Museum Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00 | Fort Polk |
| Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00 | Hammond |
| Chennault Aviation & Military Museum | Monroe |
| Regional Military Museum | near Montegut |
| The National World War II Museum Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00 | New Orleans |
| Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-16:00; PH off | Patterson |
| Louisiana Maneuvers & Military Museum | near Pineville |
| North Louisiana Military Museum Hours: We 12:00-16:00; Th-Sa 10:00-16:00 | Ruston |
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in Louisiana
- Chalmette National Cemetery1 recipient
- Kinder Cemetery1 recipient
- Lafayette Memorial Park1 recipient
- Ponchatoula City Cemetery1 recipient
- St. Mary's Cemetery1 recipient
- St. Michael Cemetery1 recipient
War memorials
Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| US Veterans | near Fort Polk |
| Veterans Memorial Plaza | near Luling |
| Garden of Honor | near Metairie |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Metairie |
| South’s Defenders Memorial Monument “Hurricane Laura toppled the statue in 2020;the plinth/column is still in place.” | near Sulphur |
| "Hells Angels" | — |
| 1999 Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award to World War II Veterans | — |
| 1st CEVG Combat Skyspot Memorial | — |
| 344th Bomb Group (M) AAF | — |
| 34th Bomb Group | — |
| 486th Bombardment Group (H) | — |
| 82nd Airborne Division Memorial | — |
| Belcher Veterans Memorial | — |
| Caddo Parish Confederate monument | — |
| Linebacker II | — |
| Veteran's Memorial | — |
| Vietnam and Korean War memorial | — |
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Help & support
Veteran resources in Louisiana
VA care, cemeteries, USO centers, posts and meeting places.
Medal of HonorRecipients from Louisiana
30 recipients.
Memorial and museum locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some entries may be incomplete; opening hours of museums should be checked before visiting.