Wedell-Williams Memorial Aviation Museum/Louisiana State Museum - Posted June 5, 2000 394 Airport Circle Road Patterson, Louisiana 70392 Days and times of operation: Website: http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/wedellex.htm Phone Number: (504) 395-7067 The following services are also available: Admission prices: $ for children under 9, $ for adults, and senior price is $. Description of Exhibits: The State Museum's most recent addition is located in Patterson, Louisiana. Established by the Legislature as the state's official aviation museum, Wedell-Williams is committed to preserving and presenting artifacts and documents reflecting aviation history in Louisiana. It is named for two famous Louisiana aviators - Jimmie Wedell and Harry Williams - who formed an air service in Patterson in the 1928. Both men became nationally prominent during what was known as the Golden Age of Aviation. Although both Wedell and Williams perished in plane crashes, their legacy lives on in the memorabilia and planes on display. Additional comments: The Museum's collection centers around memorabilia from the lives of aviators Jimmy Wedell and Harry Williams, including an airworthy replica of Wedell's "44" racer. A 1939 D175 Beechcraft or "Staggerwing" and a Presidential Aero-Commander 680, used during the Eisenhower administration, are also on display. Other items on exhibit include race trophies from the 1930s, the state's largest collection of model airplanes, and a vintage hot air balloon basket.

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