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Welcome
to the Louisiana
Historical
Society
Founded in 1835, the Louisiana Historical Society is the oldest historical organization in the state. The State of Louisiana first chartered it in 1836, and has rechartered it several times since then. For a number of decades during the 19th century, the society was the official custodian of the colonial records of Louisiana, including the French Superior Council records and the Spanish Judicial Records of the Illustrious Cabildo (local governing body). In 1906 the Society promoted a legislative act to create a Louisiana State Museum to be housed in the old Cabildo on Jackson Square. When the Museum opened in 1911, the Society deposited there the colonial archives in its care, as well as thousands of other documents, paintings, prints, and other museum objects from its own collection.
Today the Society remains dedicated to the writing, promotion and understanding of Louisiana history. It has sponsored eight public lectures each year for almost a century. Membership is open to all. The Louisiana Historical Society is an IRS-approved 501-c3 organization.
Howard Hunter
President
Louisiana Historical Society
LHS Officers
President
G. Howard Hunter
5615 Perrier
St.
New Orleans, LA 70115
1st Vice President
H. J. Bosworth
2nd Vice President
Armand St. Martin
3rd Vice President
Cathy Corder
Treasurer
Felton Suthon
Recording Secretary
William Perret
Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Doug Moore
Archivist
Sally Reeves
Executive Council Members-at-Large
Geraldine Ward
Edward Gros
D. D. Thompson
Howard Margot
Bill
Detweiler
Prescott Dunbar
Patty St. Martin
Major Jacques
Walker
Edward O. Gros, Jr.