BREC's Magnolia Mound

🎃👻 Happy Halloween, BREC family! We hope your spooky season was full of fun, and that your perfect pumpkin or gourd from our Pumpkin Patch added a festive touch to your celebrations! Share your carved creations or pumpkin pics with us below! 🍂✨

Step back in time with us 🍂🕰️ Magnolia Mound is bringing history to life with an extraordinary fall tour that unveils 19th-century customs around life and loss in Louisiana. Discover the customs, rituals, and resilience of the past as you explore a home steeped in history, now decorated just as it would have been for a 19th-century funeral.

This immersive, educational tour runs now through Nov. 4–click to plan your visit! 🏛️👇
brec.org/calendar/detail/magnolia-mound-creole-mourning-customs

First Free Sundays | BREC Free highlight tours will be offered on the first Sunday of each month. Special programs of traditional crafts, informative lectures, and family activities are planned for “First Free Sunday.”

🏰 Magnolia Mound Fall Holiday Camp: Explore 19th-century history and make Fall crafts! Ages 8-12
Register NOW!

Holiday Camps at BREC BREC operates public park and recreation facilities and programs throughout East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA. This award-winning agency is a member of NRPA (The National Recreation and Park Association) and has been nationally accredited and reco...

The Pumpkin Patch was a hit and we are sadly out of pumpkins. But we are still open for free tours today. Come by and see us!

We will be closed Wednesday and Thursday ☔️

Following emergency declarations from Governor Jeff Landry and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, all BREC facilities will be closed Wednesday AND Thursday due to the anticipated track of Hurricane Francine.
BREC is working closely with the Mayor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (MOHSEP) in designating park locations for sand delivery and pickup as well as additional services that may be needed.

STAY SAFE EVERYONE 💚

For list of sandbag locations: https://www.brec.org/news/sandbag-pickup-locations-2024

https://www.brec.org/news/hurricane-update

Reminder: Magnolia Mound will be CLOSED in observance of Labor Day (Monday, 9/2/24)

THIS Sunday, enjoy free admission!

📚 Dive into Louisiana’s rich history at BREC's Magnolia Mound's First Free Sundays! On September 1, join us for a special presentation on "The Afro-Franco-Creole Protest Tradition and Education, 1685-1896." Discover how Louisiana's unique blend of cultures shaped a radical vision for education that still resonates today. Tours, traditional crafts, and family activities await—don’t miss this opportunity to reimagine our past on this special day for FREE! 🌳

Learn more> https://www.brec.org/calendar/detail/first-free-sundays

We 💚 our Krewe!

Due to the excessive heat, we are offering limited tours.

We will be closed on July 4th

Holiday Closure Notice:
Magnolia Mound is closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day.

UPDATE: the front entrance is now accessible as of May 10

🚧 Pardon Our Progress 🚧

Due to maintenance on the driveway of our main entrance, we are directing visitors to use our back gate located at 2200 Iowa Street until the front entrance is functional again. We apologize for the inconvenience.