Our Mission

     The Young-Sanders Center is committed to a historically accurate examination of Louisiana history and culture from the colonial period through the twentieth century. The Center serves as an archival depository and research facility designed to advance understanding of Louisiana’s past through primary source research. The holdings of the Center emphasize the antebellum period, War Between the States, Reconstruction, and Louisiana’s political history. Programs sponsored by the Young Sanders Center include lecture series, Research Scholar grants, and graduate student stipends all designed to facilitate awareness and interpretation of Louisiana’s
unique and complicated history.