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Bogalusa was a company town — the Great Southern Lumber Company built it from scratch in 1906 and at its peak operated the largest sawmill in the world here. This museum documents what it meant to live in a place owned entirely by a corporation, and what happened when the timber ran out. Professor Longhair — the New Orleans pianist who invented the style that shaped every Louisiana musician who followed him — was born nearby.
Quick facts
- ·The Museum at Bogalusa documents the city's life as a Great Southern Lumber Company town.
- ·At its peak the Bogalusa sawmill was the largest in the world.
- ·R&B pioneer Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd) was born in Bogalusa in 1918.
- ·The museum covers the timber boom, civil rights era, and paper-mill transition.
- ·Visitor tip: call ahead — the museum keeps limited volunteer-run hours.
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