Friends of the Cabildo Supporting the Louisiana State Museum Since 1956
Friends of the Cabildo is an independent nonprofit organization that works with the Louisiana State Museum to enhance and sustain this important and impressive public institution as a high quality and nationally recognized educational, historical, and cultural resource.
Since incorporating in 1956, the Friends of the Cabildo has grown into a large statewide membership organization, a dynamic and motivating force in broadening and supporting the aims of the Louisiana State Museum.
Louisiana State Museum
Louisiana has a history and culture as rich and as exciting as it is complex. The Louisiana State Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits the art documents, and artifacts which reflect that history and culture, and comprise the state’s collective memory.
2025-26 Board of Directors
R. Duncan Brown – President
Michael M. Davis – VP Administration
Robert Freeland – VP Membership
Tamra Carboni – VP Education
Celeste Favrot – VP Fundraising
Stephen Kepper – Treasurer
Conor Lutkewitte – Secretary
Board Members
Aimée Bell
Lauren Brennan Brower
Ruth Burke
Dionne Butler
Ashley Bond Candebat
Robert J. Cangelosi, Jr.
James Cole, M.D.
Christine Couvillon
Sean Cremaldi
William “Billy” Crosby
Wayne Curtis
Meghan Donelon
Simone Duhon
John C. Ellis
Liza Feoli
Susan Ives
Charles Goldberg
Barbara Giangrosso
Steve Kern
Beverly Lamb
Adam Laurie
Paul Leonard
Wendy Lodrig-Bart
Harold Marchand
Emily Rigamer
Robi Robichaux
Elise Ryan
Melissa Stein
Donna Wakeman
John Walsh
John Woodard