Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum

Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum

The Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives is a museum on Phoenix Square in Hammond, Louisiana.

Learn about African-American ancestry in Tangipahoa Parish and the state of Louisiana.

This museum tells the story of the African-American influence on entertainment, medicine, technology, the Civil Rights Movement, politics, and sports through unique displays and life-sized murals.

There are three main buildings. The north building has a dinner theater and storage. The middle building contains the main displays of African American heritage.

The Museum is one of 26 sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.