The Presbytère

  • The Presbytère
    The setting is an architectural treasure, a National Historic Landmark.
751 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA

Experience Louisiana’s Unique Story

Both celebration and resilience, come to life through the Presbytère’s two permanent and related captivating changing exhibits. Mardi Gras: It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana and Living With Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond.

The  Presbytère was designed in 1791 to match the Cabildo, alongside St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter. 

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Mardi Gras: It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana offers a window into the annual celebration and riotous rituals of Mardi Gras, a festival that is inextricably woven into Louisiana’s way of life and whose roots extend deep into the Middle Ages. Experience the annual celebration here.

The Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond exhibit tells of rescue, rebuilding and renewal. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans’ badly engineered levee system, it resulted in one of the worst disasters in American history, leaving 80 percent of the city flooded and hundreds dead.

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