[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26618]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM FOR ACHIEVING ACCREDITATION BY THE 
                    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

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                           HON. BILL CASSIDY

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 3, 2009

  Mr. CASSIDY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of the West Baton 
Rouge Museum, located in the City of Port Allen in Louisiana's Sixth 
Congressional District. It gives me great pleasure to announce that as 
of August 7th, 2009, the museum has achieved national accreditation by 
the American Association of Museums, becoming only the 11th museum in 
Louisiana and the 777th out of the more than 17,000 museums throughout 
the nation to achieve this distinguished accreditation.
  The West Baton Rouge Museum has successfully demonstrated that it 
meets the high standards established by the accreditation program and 
the museum field. It has done this through its completion of a rigorous 
process of self-study and reviews by a visiting committee of its peers 
and the Accreditation Commission. The accreditation process certifies a 
museum's commitment to excellence and professional standards of 
operation.
  The West Baton Rouge Museum is a regional history museum that was 
established in 1968. Through the hard work and persistent efforts of 
its curators, benefactors, and other supporters, it has grown to 
include a four-acre campus that offers six historic buildings and an 
11,000-square-foot main museum building. It has become a staple of the 
local community and an invaluable resource to showcase the culture, 
art, and history of the region. With this accreditation, I can only 
hope that the Museum's next forty years will be even more successful 
than it's first.

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