VACHERIE — The Louisiana Office of Tourism will hold a meeting on August 8 in Vacherie to help identify locations for the new Louisiana Civil Rights Trail.

The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at Creole Sugarland, located at 22131 Highway 20.

The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail will share the role Louisiana played in the Civil Rights Movement. Discussions at several meetings led by the Louisiana Office of Tourism staff will gather valuable input from residents across the state.

Residents will help identify and interpret historic events, physical structures and locations that helped shape Civil Rights history.

Other meetings will be held in Port Allen, Bogalusa, Franklin and Grambling.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser said the planning process began in April to get an understanding of important stories, people and locations across Louisiana linked to a critical time in history.

“Continuing this important work by reaching out to more communities is an absolute necessity to ensure we capture and share this history as best we can,” Nungesser said.