Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site

Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site A picnic under the oaks next to the Red River; one more reason to visit here. The site is located on the banks of the Red River in Pineville.

Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site is a Civil War site operated by the Louisiana Office of State Parks.

For all you early birds, don't forget! We're heading to Martin Library in Pineville this Friday at 10AM. We'll be bringi...
08/12/2026

For all you early birds, don't forget! We're heading to Martin Library in Pineville this Friday at 10AM. We'll be bringing in some new stuff so look out!

Hope to see y'all there!

08/07/2026

Special thanks to Libuse Libarary for hosting us once again this year for our Annual Reading program!

It is always a pleasure to work together to show off just what CenLa history looks like!

We hope to see everyone at the Martin Branch next week for August 14th at 10! See y'all then!

-Ranger Vidrine

Hope to see everyone at Libuse tomorrow! Got a few new things planned for this year and would love everyone to come see ...
08/05/2026

Hope to see everyone at Libuse tomorrow! Got a few new things planned for this year and would love everyone to come see it.

ATTENTION TEACHERS!!! Looking to talk about the Civil War in CenLa? Come on down to the Forts! Forts Randolph and Buhlow...
07/31/2026

ATTENTION TEACHERS!!! Looking to talk about the Civil War in CenLa? Come on down to the Forts! Forts Randolph and Buhlow is proud to welcome any and all teachers who want to host a Field Trip!

Our site hours are from Wednesday to Sunday, 9AM to 5PM and we cover a slew of Civil War topics be it cooking, the 1864 campaign (That was Right Here!), and more!

Make sure to get in touch with us this School Year at [email protected] with any questions about hosting and Interpretive Ranger Benjamin Vidrine will gladly answer.

We hope to see y'all soon!

Starting next week, August 6th, we will be heading out to local libraries once again! Forts Randolph and Buhlow are prou...
07/31/2026

Starting next week, August 6th, we will be heading out to local libraries once again!

Forts Randolph and Buhlow are proud to partner with Rapides Parish Libraries to have a grand time showing off Civil War History! We will once again be reading and speaking at Libuse, Martin, and Robertson Branch Libraries.

Dates and times are included bellow and we hope to see y'all there!

Save the Date! This Saturday, CenLa's Riverwind Trio is coming by to play a wonderful selection of music coming to you f...
07/15/2026

Save the Date!

This Saturday, CenLa's Riverwind Trio is coming by to play a wonderful selection of music coming to you from the 1860s!

We invite everyone to come by and enjoy the tunes pulled straight from the sheet they were printed on!

We wanted to thank everyone who came by today for Battle for the Paddle!We had such a wonderful time enjoying good food ...
07/11/2026

We wanted to thank everyone who came by today for Battle for the Paddle!

We had such a wonderful time enjoying good food and great company as guests came from all around for a little bit of CenLa History and plenty of CenLa Cookin'!

Congratulations to Ms. Hannah Jeane & Crista Willis of BK's Cast Iron Crew for their win as People's Choice!

Special thanks to our Friend's of Forts Randolph & Buhlow for coordinating the event! Want to get involved in a grand organization dedicated to CenLa History? Click the link below to find out more!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/friends-of-forts-randolph-and-buhlow-memberships--2025

07/11/2026

Come on by for Battle for the Paddle! $10 gets you and your group a tour and a fresh cooked meal! Event starts at Nine AM this morning and we hope to see you there!

07/08/2026

Just three days until Battle for the Paddle! Make sure to get your team registered early to reserve your place in this culinary contest!

Just follow the link below to get your team signed up
https://forms.gle/VWg7qb2g92KZBWhu6

We hope to see you there!

Reminder that there is also the option for a $10 taster armband to take part in our People's Choice Award!

Address

135 Riverfront Street
Pineville, LA
71360

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(318) 484-2390

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