The building itself won a national architecture award before it opened — a Louisiana State Museum that houses two institutions under one roof in the historic district of Natchitoches. The Sports Hall of Fame inducts Louisiana's greatest athletes annually; the history museum covers 3,000 years of northwest Louisiana from Caddo culture to the present. Billy Cannon's legendary 1959 Halloween night run and the Caddo log boat are among the signature exhibits.
Quick facts
- ·Award-winning building housing two institutions: the Sports Hall of Fame and the Northwest Louisiana History Museum.
- ·Louisiana State Museum site — opened in 2013 in the Natchitoches historic district.
- ·Sports Hall inducts new members annually — covers every sport from football to fishing.
- ·History museum spans 3,000 years from Caddo culture through the present.
- ·Located in the oldest permanent European settlement in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
- ·Open Tue–Sat 10am–4pm. Free admission. 800 Front Street, Natchitoches.
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