Louisiana State Museum (Patterson)

Everything you need to know you DIDN’T learn in Kindergarten
August 3, 2011
Keith Joseph Landry
August 5, 2011
Everything you need to know you DIDN’T learn in Kindergarten
August 3, 2011
Keith Joseph Landry
August 5, 2011

118 Cotton Rd. (985) 399-1268.


“The Golden Age of Aviation, Louisiana Enters the Space Age,” in Kemper Williams Park, adjacent to the Patterson Civic Center. Highlights include a 1939 Beechcraft Staggerwing, 1940 Steaman Crop Duster, President Eisenhower’s Aero Commander and a full-size replica “44.”

“Patterson Cypress Sawmill Collection,” features artifacts, photos and film documenting the history of the cypress lumber industry in Louisiana. Highlights Frank B. Williams’ cypress sawmill, once the world’s largest.