64 Parishes

Cabildo

This historic building in New Orleans has played an important role in Louisiana’s government and is now a museum.

by Hilary Irvin

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Cabildo

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

The façade of the Cabildo, 2023. Melissa Carrier, photographer.

The Cabildo is a national landmark and a major museum. Located in New Orleans, the Cabildo is where Spain passed control of Louisiana to France when it was still a European colony. It is also where France transferred Louisiana to the United States in an event known as the Louisiana Purchase. In the past the Cabildo has served as the center of Louisiana’s government. It has also served as New Orleans’s city hall and as the headquarters of the Louisiana State Supreme Court. Today the Cabildo is part of the Louisiana State Museum. As a museum the Cabildo welcomes thousands of school children learning about Louisiana history each year.

 

 

 

Author

Hilary Irvin

Additional Data

Entry Published June 27, 2023
Entry Last Updated June 29, 2023
Coverage 1794–present
Category
Topics
Regions Greater New Orleans
Time Periods Antebellum Period, Bourbon Era, Civil War Period, Contemporary Period, Late-20th Century, Long Era, Reconstruction Period, Spanish Colonial Period, U.S. Territorial Period
Index letter C
Louisiana K­–12
Student Standard(s) for Social Studies 		1.8 d.

1.8 Identify examples of Louisiana culture, including:

d. Architecture: St. Louis Cathedral, The Cabildo, State Capitol, Louisiana Superdome, Strand Theater, Sports Hall of Fame, The National WWII Museum
Adapted From The text of "Cabildo" is adapted from the following 64 Parishes encyclopedia entry or entries:
"Cabildo" by Hilary Irvin
Credit This material was created through a partnership between the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Department of Education with funding provided by the Louisiana Department of Education and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA).