Exquisitely detailed dioramas are the main feature of the Louisiana Exhibit Museum although there are more typical museum artifacts too. The museum is housed in a circular, stately building. The building and dioramas were constructed beginning in the late 1930’s as part of the Roosevelt administration’s programs to get the unemployed to work.
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- Louisiana State Exhibit Museum.
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- Worm track design basket by local tribe.
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- Truck Farming diorama.
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- Detail of Truck Farming diorama.
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- Battle of New Orleans. Fought in 1815 after one side already signed the treaty ending the War of 1812.
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- Poultry Farm. Zoom in on the chickens for an idea of the detail.
The battle painting does not depict that after the cannon barrel melted down, they grabbed an alligator and fought another round. That song was stuck in my head all day.
This was stop one on our lengthy “First Farewell Tour of East Coast Family and Friends.” We had plans for many personal visits. And my new friend Claude had some suggestions of things to see along the way.