River Road African Museum
406 Charles Street
Donaldsonville, LA
(225) 474-5553
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Come enjoy a meet-and-greet with author Dr. Thomas J. Durant, Jr. and Mayor Johnny B. Thomas. Learn about the fascinating life of Pierre Caliste Landry, who is credited with being the first African-American mayor elected in the United States.
A former slave who purchased his own freedom, Landry was an educator, businessman, attorney, Methodist Episcopal minister and politician. History was made in 1868 when he was elected as mayor of Donaldsonville.
