The Masonic Library/Museum Foundation of Louisiana, Inc.
The Masonic Library/Museum Foundation of Louisiana, Inc. was first established, by edict, in 2009, and was formally adopted, according to Masonic Law, by Resolution #2010-10. The Masonic Library/Museum was established as a separate entity from The Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana and is managed by an elected Board of Trustees, with the Trustees to serve five year rotating terms. This fact gives long term stability to the planning, organizing, and directing, of the Library/Museum.
The Masonic Library/Museum Foundation of Louisiana was incorporated, under the laws of the State of Louisiana, and was established as a 501 (c)(3) Tax Exempt Charity, under the codes and regulations of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. A synopsis of Resolution 2010-10, issued by the Committee on Masonic Law and Jurisprudence, states: “The purpose of the Masonic Library/Museum is to preserve, organize and expand the art, relics and library material owned by the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana.” Resolution #2010-10 states: “The said Board of Trustees shall have full and complete control of all books, documents, portraits, art, relics or other items of whatsoever nature or kind comprising the library and museum heretofore maintained by the Grand Lodge of Louisiana.”
The task of preserving our Fraternal history and treasures falls on the shoulders of each of us.
We are urging our members, and Lodges, to help support “our” Masonic Library/Museum with
donations of Masonic Books, Documents, Artifacts and funds.