National Hansen’s Disease Museum (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Carville, Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-07-12
Duration: 00:07:46
Subjects: Museum exhibits | Leprosy | Health | Museums
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- Schexnayder, Elizabeth Interviewee
Description
This segment from the July 12, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s visit to the newly renovated National Hansen’s Disease Museum in Carville. She tours the museum with Elizabeth Schexnayder, the museum curator and Carville historian, who discusses the history of the facility that housed patients with leprosy (now known as Hansen’s Disease) and the research that led to a cure for the disease.