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The
goal of the Historic Donaldsonville Museum is to preserve the heritage
of Donaldsonville and its surrounding area, to promote tourism, and, in
general, to be an educational institution to inform people of all
generations of the history, architecture, culture, and technology of the
area.
The
Historic Donaldsonville Museum presents life as it was in Old
Donaldsonville through Galleries of the Past.
The museum is housed in the B. Lemann & Bro. Building which
was the oldest family-owned and operated department store in Louisiana
and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building is an impressive two and one-half story structure
and has been described as the finest Italianate commercial
building in any river town north of New Orleans.
It is evidence of the prosperity and cultural variety around
Donaldsonville in the 1800s. We invite you to view the past as we strive to preserve and
present the heritage of Donaldsonville and its surrounding area to
people of all generations. |