List of Louisiana state historic sites

Map of areas maintained by the Office of State Parks
(Each dot is linked to the corresponding historic site article)

This List of Louisiana state historic sites contains the 17 state historic sites governed by The Office of State Parks, a division of Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as of 2011.^[1] State historic sites were formerly known as state commemorative areas until July 1, 1999 with the passing of House Bill No. 462, which renamed them to state historic sites.^[2]^[3]

2010 budget cuts

Due to state budget cuts in 2010, Los Adaes and Winter Quarters State Historic Site were placed on 'caretaker status'.^[4] Later in the year on July 26, five more historic sites were put on caretaker status. These sites included Cenenary SHS, Fort Jesup, Fort Pike, Marksville, and Plaquemine Lock.^[5]

Fort Jesup State Historic Site was removed from the list on November 12, 2010 with support from the town of Many, The Sabine River Authority, and parish tourism officials.^[6]^[7] Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site was reopened on January 5, 2011 with help of the local government.^[8] However, funds for Centenary State Historic Site, also in Jackson, weren't obtained to open it along with Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site.^[7] While the boat launch of Fort Pike reopened to the public on January 11 in 2011, the historic site itself is still under caretaker status and available by appointment only.^[9]

State historic sites

Site Name	Parish	Area
Audubon State Historic Site	West Feliciana Parish	7002100000000000000♠100 acres (40 ha)
Centenary State Historic Site	East Feliciana Parish	7001430000000000000♠43 acres (17 ha)
Fort Jesup State Historic Site	Sabine Parish	7001210000000000000♠21 acres (8.5 ha)
Fort Pike State Historic Site	Orleans Parish	7001220000000000000♠22 acres (9 ha)
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site	Natchitoches Parish	7000500000000000000♠5 acres (2 ha)
Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site	Rapides Parish	7002103000000000000♠103 acres (42 ha)
Locust Grove State Historic Site	West Feliciana Parish	7000100000000000000♠1 acre (.4 ha)
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site	St. Martin Parish	7002157000000000000♠157 acres (64 ha)
Los Adaes State Historic Site	Natchitoches Parish	7001140000000000000♠14 acres (6 ha)
Mansfield State Historic Site	De Soto Parish	7002178000000000000♠178 acres (72 ha)
Marksville State Historic Site	Avoyelles Parish	7001420000000000000♠42 acres (17 ha)
Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site	Iberville Parish	7001140000000000000♠14 acres (6 ha)
Port Hudson State Historic Site	East Feliciana Parish	7002900000000000000♠900 acres (364 ha)
Poverty Point State Historic Site	West Carroll Parish	7002400000000000000♠400 acres (162 ha)
Rebel State Historic Site	Natchitoches Parish	7001460000000000000♠46 acres (19 ha)
Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site	West Feliciana Parish	7002371000000000000♠371 acres (150 ha)
Winter Quarters State Historic Site	Tensas Parish	7000700000000000000♠7 acres (2.8 ha)

Former state historic sites

The following were once Louisiana state historic sites, but for one reason or another are no longer current state historic sites.

Former State Historic Site	Parish	Date established	Date jurisdiction changed	Remarks
Kent House	Rapides Parish		1983	The Plantation home was turned over to Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning and Development District, Inc, in Rapides Parish in 1983. Friends of Kent House group started helping to maintain the plantation in 1999.
Fort DeRussy	Avoyelles Parish	1999^[2]		The site is currently being administered by Marksville state historic site.^[2]

References

↑ "Louisiana State Historic Sites". Retrieved 2011-04-12.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Fort DeRussy News - Governor Signs Bill". July 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
↑ "HB462 - 1999 Regular Session (Act 709) - Resume Digest" (PDF). July 1999. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
↑ Anderson, Ed (2010-07-22). "Fort Pike, four other state historic sites to be closed". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
↑ "Marksville Historic Site closed to public due to budget cuts". Avoyelles Today. August 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
↑ "Louisiana Travel Twitter update". Louisiana Travel. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
↑ 7.0 7.1 Anderson, Ed (2010-09-18). "State park closures forecast if 35% budget cuts materialize". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
↑ Frost, Rachel (2010-12-28). "Plaquemine Lock SHS to reopen next week". WBRZ. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
↑ Doyle, Jessica (2011-01-15). "Boat launch at Fort Pike reopens". Retrieved 2011-04-19.

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State Historic Sites	Audubon Centenary Fort Jesup Fort Pike Fort St. Jean Baptiste Forts Randolph & Buhlow Locust Grove Longfellow-Evangeline Los Adaes Mansfield Marksville Plaquemine Lock Port Hudson Poverty Point Rebel State Rosedown Plantation Winter Quarters

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