Louisiana Society

On May 15, 1890, one year after the organizing of the SAR, twenty-six men of strong character and great patriotism joined forces and organized the Louisiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution in the Senate Chamber of the Louisiana State Capitol.

The May 16, 1890 edition of the Daily Picayune proclaimed on its front page the following:

Organization of the Louisiana Branch Sons of the American Revolution

BATON ROUGE, La., May 15 -[Special.]- Colonel W. H. Jack of Natchitoches reached here last night. This evening he organized in the senate chamber a branch of the society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The objects of this association, now organized in twenty-five states of the union, are the perpetuation of the memory and spirit of the great men who achieved American independence; the preservation of documents and relics and the records of individual services of the revolutionary soldiers, and the development of an enlightened public opinion; to cherish American freedom and foster true patriotism.

Colonel William Houston Jack of Natchitoches was elected its first President and served in that capacity for two years with officers from various areas of the state.

On May 19, 1893, the Daily Picayune heralded the organization of the Louisiana Society, proclaiming “A PATRIOTIC ORDER – The Sons of the American Revolution – Organized in This City Yesterday at the Cotton Exchange. – Constitution and Bylaws Adopted and Officers Elected. – An Organization to Keep Alive the Patriotic Spirit of the Men Who Achieved American Independence."

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On January 5, 1897 members of the Louisiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution appeared before Charles T. Soniat, a Notary Public in Orleans Parish, and executed the Charter of The Louisiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The charter was duly recorded in by the Recorder of Mortgages in Book 565, Folio 639 on January 9, 1897.

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In 1991, the officers of the Louisiana Society made and entered an Act of Amendment and Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation.

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Growth was slow, with all members being “at large” until 1925, with the formation of the first chapter, the Galvez Chapter, in Shreveport. In 2010, two new chapters were formed, one in Natchitoches and the other in West Monroe, and in 2019 another was added in the Thibodaux/Houma area, bringing the total number of chapters in Louisiana to eleven.

The Louisiana Society has chapters located throughout the state and is continuously looking for more areas to expand. We invite you to learn more about the National Society Sons of the American Revolution and the Louisiana Society and sincerely hope that you join us. We also invite you to visit the sites of other organizations that share the mission of honoring Patriots of the American Revolution

Louisiana State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution

Louisiana Society, Children of the American Revolution