Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy They are still currently on display in front of LSU's Military Science/Aerospace Studies Building. On October 15, 1869, the college's building was lost in a fire. On November 1, 1869, classes were resumed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In March 1870 the school's name was changed to Louisiana State University (l'Universite' de l'Etat de la Louisiane). Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy was the former name of the current university now known as Louisiana State University (LSU). The original legislation creating the Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana (l'Universite'
Louisiana State Museum French colony, a Spanish colony, Napoleon’s short-lived property, the United States' Louisiana Purchase territory, and finally the state of Louisiana; the Louisiana State Museum’s collections of artifacts and documents are an important asset for understanding state, national, and even global history. In addition to protecting and preserving Louisiana’s historic artifacts and buildings, the Louisiana State Museum is proactive in many areas concerning the state’s unique culture and history. Several new museum sites have opened in the last ten years or so, including the Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum - Patterson location, the Performing Arts Center at the New Orleans