Check Out Louisiana: Museums & Culture

RELATED NEWS:

(1/29/26) Check Out Louisiana museum access program delivers over $100,000 in free passes

(7/14/25) Check Out Louisiana Gives Library Cardholders Access to Louisiana Museums

Experience Louisiana’s rich history and culture through the Check Out Louisiana program! Use your library card to unlock the great historical, cultural, and educational resources of Louisiana’s museums and cultural attractions.

Each venue offers enrichment, vast informational resources and its own unique story. Through Check Out Louisiana, library card holders can receive an e-pass to visit these state treasures at no cost!

To reserve your e-pass:

1. Click the e-pass reservation link above and log in with your library card barcode number, and PIN or password.
   
   
2. Browse the available offers by date or venue.
   
   
3. Click on "Show first available offer" then "Reserve a different date" to see all available dates for each attraction.
   
   
4. Once you've selected a suitable date, confirm your reservation details.
   
   
5. Don’t forget to print your pass before your visit!

Parish and regional library systems currently participating in the program:

Acadia, Ascension, Audubon Regional, Avoyelles, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, Franklin, Grant, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, Livingston, Rapides, Sabine, Shreve Memorial, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, and the State Library of Louisiana. If your local library is interested in participating, please contact us at checkoutlouisiana@library.la.gov.

Current participating institutions:

The State Library is actively seeking museum and cultural institution partners to join the Check Out Louisiana program. To learn more about participating, please contact us at checkoutlouisiana@library.la.gov.

1850 House New Orleans	Alexandria Museum of Art Alexandria	Capitol Park Museum Baton Rouge
The Cabildo New Orleans	Chennault Aviation & Military Museum Monroe	E.D. White Historic Site Thibodaux
The Historic New Orleans Collection New Orleans	Louisiana Civil Rights Museum New Orleans	Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum Natchitoches
Madame John's Legacy New Orleans currently closed for restoration	The Manship Theatre Baton Rouge	The Meadows Museum at Centenary College Shreveport
The National WWII Museum New Orleans	New Orleans Jazz Museum New Orleans	New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans
New Canal Lighthouse at the Pontchartrain Conservancy New Orleans	The Old Hickory Train Museum Jackson	The Presbytère New Orleans (closed July 27-September 30 for building upgrades)
Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum Patterson	West Baton Rouge Museum Port Allen	Whitney Plantation Wallace