The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is authorized to erect, at suitable points selected by the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission (LTDC), bronze markers denoting and describing locations and occasions of historical interest. These markers conform to a standard size and design prepared by the DOTD in cooperation with the LTDC and are maintained by the DOTD.
The Louisiana Historical Marker program commemorates facts, persons, events, and places prominently identified with the history of the nation, state, or region. Each proposed marker script shall be reviewed by the administrator of the marker program with the Louisiana Office of Tourism and verified and edited by the Louisiana State University Department of History and, with the location, shall be approved by the LTDC.
For a historic event to be eligible for commemoration with a marker, the event must have occurred at least 50 years ago. Likewise, a place or person must have attained its significance at least 50 years ago, although there are exceptions if the event, place, or person is of extraordinary historical significance.
For procedures related to developing a marker topic, see Page 2 of the Guidelines in Supporting Documents.
For marker placement criteria, see Page 4 of the Guidelines in Supporting Documents.
