Louisiana Historical Association

Mission Statement

The Louisiana Historical Association promotes excellence in scholarship, teaching, and dissemination of research in all areas of Louisiana history, encourages study and teaching of other areas of history, fosters inclusion of all practitioners of history, and advocates for the responsible stewardship of all cultural resources.

Read Our Latest Journals

The LHA’s primary resource for sharing information on the history of the Pelican State is through the publication of the state historical journal, Louisiana History.

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Louisiana History Summer 2023

New Members

Louisiana Historical Association has several types of memberships to choose from. Sign up for our free trial to gain full access to our current and past issues of Louisiana History.

Annual Meeting

The 66th Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Historical Association will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 21-23, 2024.

Call for Papers

The 2025 LHA Program Committee invites sessions on any aspect of Louisiana history from any era, and is open to submissions that take unique approaches to session design as well as traditional scholarly panels.