Map of areas maintained by the Office of State Parks (Each dot is linked to the corresponding historic site article)

This List of Louisiana state historic sites contains the 17 state historic sites governed by The Office of State Parks, a division of Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as of 2011. State historic sites were formerly known as state commemorative areas until July 1, 1999 with the passing of House Bill No. 462, which renamed them to state historic sites.

2010 budget cuts

Due to state budget cuts in 2010, Los Adaes and Winter Quarters State Historic Site were placed on 'caretaker status'. Later in the year on July 26, five more historic sites were put on caretaker status. These sites included Cenenary SHS, Fort Jesup, Fort Pike, Marksville, and Plaquemine Lock.

Fort Jesup State Historic Site was removed from the list on November 12, 2010 with support from the town of Many

Many, Louisiana

Many is a town in and the parish seat of Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,889 at the 2000 census. The town was named for John B. Many, the commander of nearby Fort Jesup.-History:...

, The Sabine River Authority, and parish tourism officials. Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site was reopened on January 5, 2011 with help of the local government. However, funds for Centenary State Historic Site, also in Jackson, weren't obtained to open it along with Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site. While the boat launch of Fort Pike reopened to the public on January 11 in 2011, the historic site itself is still under caretaker status and available by appointment only.

State historic sites

Site Name	Parish	Area	Photo
Audubon State Historic Site Audubon State Historic Site Audubon State Historic Site is a state park area located near St. Francisville, Louisiana. It is the location where noted artist John James Audubon spent the Summer of 1821. Visitors come to see the Oakley House, where Audubon lived at the time, and the surrounding plantation grounds...	West Feliciana Parish West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 15,111 people, 3,645 households, and 2,704 families residing in the parish. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 4,485 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...	100 acres (40 ha)
Centenary State Historic Site Centenary College of Louisiana at Jackson The original campus of Centenary College of Louisiana is located in Jackson, Louisiana. It is operated and preserved as a museum by the Louisiana Office of State Parks as the Centenary State Historic Site, offering educational interpretive programs and guided tours.-The College of Louisiana...	East Feliciana Parish East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana East Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Clinton. In 2000, the population was 21,360.East Feliciana Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Baton Rouge–Pierre Part Combined Statistical...	43 acres (17 ha)
Fort Jesup State Historic Site	Sabine Parish Sabine Parish, Louisiana Sabine Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Many. In 2010, the parish's population was 24,233....	21 acres (8.5 ha)
Fort Pike State Historic Site	Orleans Parish	22 acres (9 ha)
Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site or Fort des Natchitoches, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, is a replica of an original French fort settlement; Based on the original fort blueprints, established in 1716 by Sieur Charles Claude Dutisné and company. Natchitoches itself was founded in 1714 by...	Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Natchitoches Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Natchitoches. As of 2000, the population was 39,080. This is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community...	5 acres (2 ha)
Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site in in Natchitoches, Louisiana, a state historic site in Louisiana consisting of Fort Randolph and Fort Buhlow. Both of these forts are in the National Register of Historic Places.-Attractions:...	Rapides Parish Rapides Parish, Louisiana -Military Installations:*Camp Beauregard *Esler Airfield *England Air Force Base *Camp Claiborne *Camp Livingston -Demographics:...	103 acres (42 ha)
Locust Grove State Historic Site Locust Grove State Historic Site Locust Grove State Historic Site, located near St. Francisville, Louisiana, commemorates a family cemetery that is part of the former Locust Grove Plantation. Locust Grove Plantation was once owned by the family of fomer Confederate President Jefferson Davis' sister, Anna E. Davis Smith...	West Feliciana Parish West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 15,111 people, 3,645 households, and 2,704 families residing in the parish. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 4,485 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...	1 acre (.4 ha)
Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, located in St. Martinville, Louisiana, showcases the cultural significance of the Bayou Teche region. It is the oldest state park site in Louisiana, founded in 1934 as the Longfellow-Evangeline State Commemorative Area. Evangeline, of course, was the epic...	St. Martin Parish St. Martin Parish, Louisiana St. Martin Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Martinville. As of the 2000 census, the population was 48,583.St...	157 acres (64 ha)
Los Adaes State Historic Site	Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Natchitoches Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Natchitoches. As of 2000, the population was 39,080. This is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community...	14 acres (6 ha)
Mansfield State Historic Site Mansfield State Historic Site Mansfield State Historic Site is a Louisiana state historic site which preserves the site of the 1864 Battle of Mansfield in the American Civil War. It is located four miles south of Mansfield, the seat of DeSoto Parish in northwestern Louisiana...	De Soto Parish De Soto Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 26,656 people, 9,691 households, and 6,967 families residing in the parish. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 11,204 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...	44 acres (18 ha)
Marksville State Historic Site Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site, , also known as Marksville State Historic Site, is a Hopewell tradition earthworks archaeological site in Louisiana, one mile southeast of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish.-Description:...	Avoyelles Parish Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Avoyelles is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Marksville. In 2000, its population was 41,481. The parish is named for the Avoyel Indian tribe.-History:...	42 acres (17 ha)
Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site, located in Plaquemine, Louisiana, commemorates an early example of hydraulic engineering design and the historic significance of Bayou Plaquemine, an important navigable waterway that was once a distributary of the Mississippi River...	Iberville Parish Iberville Parish, Louisiana Iberville Parish is a parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Plaquemine. The 2010 population of the parish was 33,387....	14 acres (6 ha)
Port Hudson State Historic Site Port Hudson State Historic Site The Port Hudson State Historic Site is located on the Mississippi River north of Baton Rouge near Port Hudson, Louisiana. The site is the location of the longest siege in American history during the American Civil War from May 23 through July 9, 1863. The state of Louisiana maintains the site,...	East Feliciana Parish East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana East Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Clinton. In 2000, the population was 21,360.East Feliciana Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Baton Rouge–Pierre Part Combined Statistical...	900 acres (364 ha)
Poverty Point State Historic Site	West Carroll Parish West Carroll Parish, Louisiana West Carroll Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Oak Grove and as of 2000, the population was 12,314.-History:...	400 acres (162 ha)
Rebel State Historic Site Rebel State Historic Site Rebel State Historic Site is operated by the state of Louisiana and is located near Marthaville in Natchitoches Parish.The historic site commemorates the history and culture of northwestern Louisiana. The site, formerly a state commemorative area, was originally meant to honor an unknown...	Natchitoches Parish Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Natchitoches Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Natchitoches. As of 2000, the population was 39,080. This is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community...	46 acres (19 ha)
Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site Rosedown Plantation Rosedown Plantation is located in the West Feliciana community of St. Francisville along one of the most historic corridors in South Louisiana.Society in and around St. Francisville, at the time that Rosedown was constructed, was dominated by European, primarily British, settlers who became cotton...	West Feliciana Parish West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 15,111 people, 3,645 households, and 2,704 families residing in the parish. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 4,485 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...	371 acres (150 ha)
Winter Quarters State Historic Site Winter Quarters State Historic Site Winter Quarters in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States, is a surviving example of an Antebellum cotton plantation. It is located south of Newellton on Lake St. Joseph, an ox-bow lake, or former bend in the Mississippi River. The main plantation home of the site began as a hunting lodge in 1805...	Tensas Parish Tensas Parish, Louisiana Tensas Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is St. Joseph. In 2010, the population of Tensas Parish was 5,252; it is the least-populous of all sixty-four parishes....	7 acres (2.8 ha)

Former state historic sites

The following were once Louisiana state historic sites, but for one reason or another are no longer current state historic sites.

Former State Historic Site	Parish	Date established	Date jurisdiction changed	Remarks
Kent House Kent Plantation House Kent Plantation House is central Louisiana's oldest standing structure and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and describes plantation life between 1795 and 1855...	Rapides Parish Rapides Parish, Louisiana -Military Installations:*Camp Beauregard *Esler Airfield *England Air Force Base *Camp Claiborne *Camp Livingston -Demographics:...		1983	The Plantation home was turned over to Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning and Development District, Inc, in Rapides Parish in 1983. Friends of Kent House group started helping to maintain the plantation in 1999.
Fort DeRussy Fort DeRussy (Louisiana) Fort DeRussy, located four miles north of Marksville, Louisiana, was a Confederate stronghold during the American Civil War defending the lower Red River Valley in Louisiana....	Avoyelles Parish Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Avoyelles is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Marksville. In 2000, its population was 41,481. The parish is named for the Avoyel Indian tribe.-History:...	1999		The site is currently being administered by Marksville state historic site.

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