List of Carnegie libraries in Louisiana
Library City or town Date granted Grant amount Location Notes
1 Alexandria Alexandria Apr 8 , 1907 $ 10,000 503 Washington St Now a museum and genealogical library
2 Jennings Jennings Mar 9 , 1907 $ 10,000 303 Cary Ave
3 Lake Charles Lake Charles Oct 17 , 1901 $ 10,000 411 Pujo St Replaced c.1950
4 New Orleans Main New Orleans Dec 29 , 1902 $ 350,000 Demolished c.1960
5 New Orleans Algiers New Orleans Dec 29 , 1902 - 725 Pelican Ave
6 New Orleans Canal New Orleans Dec 29 , 1902 - 2940 Canal St Open 1911-1958 , now a yoga center
7 New Orleans Dryades New Orleans Dec 29 , 1902 - 2220 Oretha C Haley Blvd Colored branch during the era of racial segregation , open 1915-1965 . Now a YMCA center
8 New Orleans Napoleon New Orleans Dec 29 , 1902 - 913 Napoleon Ave
9 New Orleans Royal New Orleans Dec 29 , 1902 - Severely damaged by Hurricane Betsy in 1965 , demolished
Carnegie libraries
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Louisiana provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Louisiana, where 9 libraries were built from 4 grants (totaling $380,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1907. As of 2013, 6 of these buildings are still standing, and 3 still operate as libraries.