LOUISIANA’S ANTIQUE TREASURES TO PREMIERE
MONDAY, JANUARY 21 AT 8PM ON LPB

Have you ever wondered if those family heirlooms, paintings, coins and weapons your family has been holding on to are actually worth anything?  The Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office gathered up some experts and held a special two-day event in October at the State Archives Building to sort the gems from the junk. LPB taped the fair and will show highlights from the event when Louisiana’s Antique Treasures premieres Monday, January 21 at 8PM on Louisiana Public Broadcasting. There will also be an encore showing on Sunday, January 27 at 5PM on the six-channel LPB network.

Appraisers examined a wide range of items including an antique Colt pistol, a signed lithograph of Abraham Lincoln, a 1915 LSU Calendar, a wood carving of Napoleon done by Louisiana artist Pierre Joseph Landry and the ledger from an African American boarding house signed by Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Cab Calloway and many others. 

“We thought that this was a great opportunity for Louisianans to get involved in our culture and history by showing us the things that are most important to them,” Secretary of State Jay Dardenne said.
Dardenne hopes to partner with LPB on more of these antiques events in other parts of the state.

The items from the fair will be on display at the State Archives Building at 3851 Essen Lane starting January 21 and running through February 13th.  The Archives is open Monday through Friday from 8am-4:30pm, Saturdays from 9am to 5PM and Sundays from 1PM to 5PM.

For more information, contact Bob Neese at LPB at 1-800-272-8161, ext. 4274 or the Secretary of State’s Office at 225-922-1000.