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MAISON FREETOWN

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  • Our Story
  • Gallery
  • Events Calendar
  • Booking
  • Donate Here

Welcome

MAISON FREETOWN IS LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC FREETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, AN AREA THAT WAS ONCE THE BACK SIDE OF THE SUGARCANE PLANTATION , ILS COPAL, OWNED BY THEN GOVERNOR ALEXANDER MOUTON, AND DATES BACK TO THE 1800s. 


IT WAS THE AREA THAT VERMILIONVILLE'S (LAFAYETTE) FREE PEOPLE OF COLOR INHABITED PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR AND WHERE THOSE ENSLAVED SETTLED AFTER EMANCIPATION THUS EARNING THE NAME "FREETOWN".


This museum now serves as a physical place to honor those who toiled, worked this land and contributed to this community. To help tell the stories of those individuals whose contributions have gone undocumented is our mission. 


This museum serves as a repository for the rich history of those people of color whose 

legacies are waiting to be revealed.


We hope you enjoy our site and take a moment to drop us a line.

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Video

Preserving the Creole Language

Louisiana has so many unique aspects and its diversity of language is just one of those special attributes. Here Milton Arceneaux and Erica Fox chat about Louisiana French Creole language

MAISON FREETOWN

800 East Vermilion Street, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501, United States Inquiries: 310-766-1797

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