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30°24′52″N91°05′50″W / 30.414461°N 91.097331°W /30.414461; -91.097331TheLouisiana State Archives, established 1956, is the agency under theSecretary of State of Louisiana "designated to fulfill the function of directing a program of collecting, preserving, and making available for use the state's historical records"[1] Located inBaton Rouge,Louisiana, the archives house records from theSpanish,French, andearly American past of the state, including vital records, immigration, military, and legislative documents ranging back into the 18th century. The five-panel facade on the building, sculpted by Baton Rouge artistAl Lavergne, offers a panoramic "study in stone" of Louisiana's unique history both as a colony and as a state.[2]
The archives also feature an exhibit gallery with changing displays of art from its collections, and a permanent exhibit of posters fromWorld War I.
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