Louisiana State Cotton Museum

East Carroll Parish was once the richest cotton parish in Louisiana. Today it's among the poorest in the state. The Secretary of State museum in Lake Providence traces what cotton built and what it cost — economy, culture, racial history — through the tools and artifacts that survive. Lake Providence sits directly on the Mississippi River in Louisiana's northeast corner. The museum displays farming tools, ginning equipment, and historical artifacts from the Delta's cotton economy. Antebellum wealth came from cotton. The labor that produced it was enslaved. The parish that was once among the wealthiest is now among the poorest. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Free admission.

Quick facts

·Located in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish — once the richest cotton parish in Louisiana.
·Secretary of State museum tracing cotton's impact on the economy, culture, and racial history of the Delta.
·Farming tools, ginning equipment, and historical artifacts on display.
·East Carroll Parish was among the wealthiest in the antebellum era and is among the poorest today.
·Lake Providence sits directly on the Mississippi River in Louisiana's northeast corner.
·Open Tue–Sat 10am–4pm. Free admission.