Louisiana Treasures Museum — Attraction in Ponchatoula

Entry is $5 cash only, don't ask about credit cards or any of that there Venmo or what have you. Call before you come, usually only open on the weekends.

Person who created this collection is a retired police officer, Korean War Veteran and I could not tell if he was joking about some of his stories, or serious about the whole thing. He didn't want many pictures taken of the inside and didn't trust the gnome. I do swear that I mean no harm at all to anyone with my gnome and it feels weird to be questioned.

There is one section dedicated to fallen officers of the law who passed while on duty, with only a few missing. There are old cameras, an old pay phone, many tools, many broken pottery pieces, much glass and farming equipment. It took about an hour for the tour and there was a lot to look at. He knows the area well. I was only kind of creeped out about just how much he knew. There were some knickknacks from Avon when they first came out and he seems to think well of Avon and the...

We love finding places to visit on our day off. Just riding down the road, saw it and decided to stop. This was an honest to God cabinet of curiosities. Indian arrow heads, gator skulls, glass medicine bottles, old pottery, old farm equipment you name it. So much history in one place. Every item has a little story behind it. We weren't expecting a guided tour but the gentleman who owns it was a treasure himself. A former deputy, he has a wall of fallen heroes. It's clear when he speaks service was a big part of his life. It's not a long tour but very interesting if you like/collect history. $8 entrance...

I had the best time ,my mom and friend Cindy also enjoyed there tour . This museum has more artifacts ,and much more than arrow heads ,there is a special surprise about half way through the tour ,man it will make your mouth fall open fer sure ,mine shore did . I will definitely go back and take my...