Online Highways Home > Louisiana > New Orleans City Map with Features


Cabildo of the Louisiana State Museum

The Cabildo of the Louisiana State Museum facing Jackson Square on the uptown side of the St. Louis Cathedral is the statehouse from which the Spanish governing body, the Very Illustrious Cabildo, ruled Louisiana. First called the Casa Capitular (capitol house), it was given the name of the Spanish congress after Americans took possession.

The structure, third on the site, dates from 1799. It was in this building that formal transfers of the province from Spain to France occurred on Nov. 30, 1803, and from France to the United States less than a month later.

The Cabildo currently houses exhibits portraying the history and culture of Louisiana from European settlement through Reconstruction.

Read reviews and find hotels in New Orleans.

Location: Jackson Square, 701 Chartres Street, New Orleans Louisiana 70116 Telephone 504-568-6968

See more History.


Other upcoming events include:

Search
New Orleans Louisiana


6 What have people been Tweeting about New Orleans?

Latest Tweets About New Orleans Louisiana

shawnno7uiw "Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints reporters make their picks for... http://tinyurl.com/yamd2a2"
StevieCarpeDiem "@radio_hed and I am on the road to New Orleans."
carlinLewisiana "thank you for helping bring New Orleans back @TheRootsofMusic"
beefriendlier "Patricia Hadley Schneider - New Orleans Times-Picayune: SCHNEIDER Patricia Hadley Schneider, a native New Orleanian,... http://idek.net/hmt"
Bargainviewinfo "Hotwire.com: New Orleans - 4-star - from $59 per night from Hotwire.com!"
OnlineTaxSale "223 10TH ST, New Orleans, LA, $1,484.27. http://neworleans.onlinetaxsale.com/716501846.i #taxsale #neworleans"
Ay0Fame "Drunk... "Ima New Orleans nigga I get super dome""
cookingideas "Plastic Sushi: Second day of our trip to New Orleans: The KJ's there are always fun, they sing, dance, make jok.. http://bit.ly/81PM4w"
nbatalks "Latest new orleans hornets Auctions http://bit.ly/7FPMVl"
TrellyEllen "BACK IN NEW ORLEANS AND HAVE TO WORK IN DA MORNING TOO SLEEP"
louellaon3fm "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE NEW ORLEANS HORNETS http://tinyurl.com/yhe7hqa"
trusted_la "Review of Avenue Bar & Restaurant restaurant in New Orleans on www.trustedopinion.com/review/1062162"
NewOrleansWork "Project Business Admin Clerk - New Orleans United States... http://jobsurl.com/1215f5"
wilkersongary "Selling Tickets for Atlanta Falcons Vs New Orleans Saints 12132009 ...: who were Unionists during the war. They.. http://bit.ly/73bh8p"
Check everything within 25 miles of New Orleans Louisiana