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The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience

Preserve. Educate. Inspire.

Preserve. Educate. Inspire.

The Mission Behind the Music

At the heart of everything we do is a shared mission:

To be a worldwide institution preserving, educating, and inspiring Louisiana’s music legacy as the genesis of American music.

The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience (LMHE) is a future museum dedicated to honoring the artists, traditions, and cultural forces that shaped not only Louisiana music, but the sound of America itself.

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