The Mansfield State Historic Site recently shared a post stating there’s shift in programming for the next five years. See the post below: 

As the site moves forward in the days ahead, you may notice a change to the type of interpretation and educational programming that we are doing. Beginning now and moving through the next five years, the site is shifting to primarily children-centered programming that focuses equally on the history AND the nature of the battlefield, with at least 80 percent of our programs and temporary museum exhibits geared towards children and families. We especially want to reach out to our under 10 (or grades PreK-5) crowd and school groups from regional elementary schools. While the types of programming we have done up to now have been well received by the public, we feel we need to do more to reach out to our youngest audience, who will be the future patrons of our parks and historic sites!

There will still be programs for our adult audiences, like lectures, guided tours of the battlefield, staff rides for military groups, and possibly a book club! But we have come to the decision to start focusing primarily on getting children and parents back to the site, which we hope will increase the number of potential future patrons that will protect our Louisiana heritage! For information on upcoming programming, contact the site at 318-872-1474 and ask for the site manager for potential upcoming programming!