Students proceeded to the third segment of their special Maritime Museum tour. Since one of the state's goals for second graders is to learn the significance of festivals to Louisiana's economy ...

Maritime Museum Louisiana's mission is to educate the public about the long and storied impact of one of the state's chief commercial and societal interests. The Wooden Boat Festival, held Oct. 19 ...

“It’s a fully functioning aid to navigation,” said Jim McPherson, executive director of the Maritime Museum Louisiana, which manages the lighthouse for the town of Madisonville. McPherson ...

as museum admission will be free. "We have a unique collection of items. We have pirogues, and a very large photo collection that's an important part of our Louisiana maritime history," Stetler said.