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Nonprofit Spotlight: Lockport museum highlights history and culture along Bayou Lafourche
The Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum in Lockport plans to reopen next month for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
The Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum in Lockport works to preserve and promote the area s history and cultural heritage.
We asked Dee Dee Gaubert, a volunteer who works at the museum, to some questions about the nonprofit s services and needs. Her edited answers follow.
What services do you provide?
Our museum, at 110 Main St. in Lockport, is open to the public Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 4 pm. The last tour begins at 3:15 pm. The museum includes permanent and temporary exhibits that highlight history along Bayou Lafourche. Our permanent exhibit is called Bayou Excursion: 1910. It takes visitors on a make-believe journe
During the daylong fundraiser, residents can visit BayouGIVES.org and donate $10 or more to nonprofits working in Terrebonne, Lafourche and Grand Isle.