Winnfield, La - Old L&A Depot, LA Political Museum

Old L&A Depot,
LA Political Museum

The Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame contains memorabilia of political figures throughout the state’s history. The Hall of Fame includes governors, senators, congressman and representatives, a president and a presidential advisor. We have a singing governor, a hog hunting governor and a governor who would be king. Each inductee has his or her own display containing memorabilia and facts. Hours of Operation: M-F 9am to 5pm, Sat. By appointment only.

The Louisiana Political Museum & Hall of Fame is located inside the old Louisiana and Arkansas Depot, circa 1908. The depot was moved to its present location in 1988 and renovated to house the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. The museum opened in August of 1993 on the anniversary of Huey P. Long’s 100th birthday. You see, Winnfield is considered to be the birthplace of politics in Louisiana, for it is the home of three governors. The museum has accumulated over 100,000 artifacts and memorabilia relating to politicians and politics in Louisiana. There are life-sized mannequins of the two famous brothers, Huey and Earl Long. Frequently you can hear recordings of the speeches made by both men being played as visitors look back into the political past of Winnfield. Each of the inductees into the Hall has his own display with a caricature drawn by famed political cartoonist Pap Dean, who is also a member of the Hall of Fame. Currently there are 97 inductees into the Political Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame Inductees

1993:

Hale Boggs, William C.C. Claiborne, James “Jimmie” Davis, P.A. “Pap” Dean, Edwin Edwards, Dudley LeBlanc, Earl K. Long, Huey P. Long, Russell B. Long, John J. McKeithen, Ernest “Dutch” Morial, B.B. “Sixty” Rayburn

1994:

Lenard Allen, Lindy Boggs, Victor Bussie, Allen J. Ellender, Gillis Long

1995:

Camille F. Gravel, Sam A. Hanna, Delesseps S. “Chep” Morrison, Zachary Taylor, Edward Douglas White

1996:

Louis Berry, James Carville, Mary Evelyn Parker, Leander Perez, Gus Weill

1997:

Oscar K. Allen, Murphy J. Foster, J. Bennett Johnston, Melinda Schweggmann, Dave Treen

1998:

Speedy O. Long, John H. Overton, Joe D. Waggonner, T. Harry Williams

1999:

D. J. “Cat” Doucet, Jimmy Fitzmorris, Douglas Fowler, Iris Kelso, Ed Renwick

2000:

Jefferson Caffery, William Jefferson, Jeannette Knoll, Jimmy Long, Charles “Buddy” Roemer

2001:

Wiley Hilburn, Jr., Robert Kennon, Harry Lee, Wade O. Martin, Jr., Harold McSween, Victor H. Schiro

2002:

Jesse H. Bankston, Kenneth W. Bowen, Harley Bozeman, Nathan Burl Cain, William J. “Bill” Dodd, Francis “Grevy” Grevemberg, John H. Hainkel, Jr., William Henson Moore III, Joe Sampite, Lillian Walker

2003:

John Alario, John Breaux, Jay Chevalier, Harry Connick, Sr., Murphy “Mike” Foster, Charles Fuselier, Carolyn Huntoon, Raymond Laborde, Robert Livingston, Richard Stalder, W.J. “Billy” Tauzin

2004:

William “Billy” Boles, “Charlie” DeWitt, Dudley Guglielmo, Sr., Doris

Lindsey Holland, Moon Landrieu, Edgar Mouton, Jr., Edmund Reggie, Virginia Shehee, Jack Wardlaw

2005:

Robert W. Bates, Carlos & Mary Flores, Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., J. Curtis Joubert, William "Bill" Lynch, Barbara Boggs Sigmund, Francis C. Thompson

2006:

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, Charles "Charlie" Cook, Sylvan Friedman,

Donald E. Hines, W. Fox McKeithen, Cecil Picard, Victor "Vic" Stelly

2007:

Diana E. Bajoie, Sally Clausen, Charles & Virginia DeGravelles, Huntington "Hunt" Downer, Jr., Theodore "Ted" Jones, Mary Landrieu, Sean O'Keefe

The Kingfish & Uncle Earl
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Call (318)628-5928 for more information on this and other unique political memorabilia for sale at the museum.

Louisiana Political Museum
499 E. Main Street
(318) 628.5928 or 1.877.628.5928

lapolmus@bellsouth.net

www.louisianapoliticalmuseum.com