The Boggs Family Legacy

For more than forty years, a member of the Boggs family represented Louisiana’s Second Congressional District – and most of New Orleans— in the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives. In addition to working for their constituents in Louisiana, Hale and Lindy Boggs were strong supporters of the national Democratic Party and its platform at a time when many Southern Democrats sought to distance themselves from the national party. Their children also joined in the ​“family business” of politics in a variety of ways — as a mayor, a lobbyist, and a journalist. This exhibit is on display beginning January 18 through December 16.