The West Baton Rouge Museum's 2012 Teachers Institute explored the state's path to statehood through field trips, lectures, hands-on colonial cooking and crafts, music and lesson plans. The three-day Teachers Institute, in its sixth year and endorsed by the West Baton Rouge Parish Schools, was held July 17, 18, 19, 2012. Each participating teacher received 21 CLU credits, $100 stipend (made possible by the West Baton Rouge Historical Association), classroom resources, free admission and lunch daily.

These are projects created by teachers who attended the Institute:

A Taste of Louisiana by Rita Anderson-Jones

A Cultural Gumbo: The People of the Atchafalaya by Clara Staten Billips

Louisiana Bicentennial by Eureka Broussard

Louisiana Authors by Pam Byrd

Romeo and Juliet or Evangeline? by Jill Durbin

Louisiana Cultures by Britney Falcon

Les Acadiens by Gretchen Hurst

Acanians in St. Martinville by Wendy Johnson

Louisiana Culture by Danielle Jordan

Louisiana Culture by Jenna Laiche

Acadians of Louisiana by Azura Lanoue

Louisiana Art and Music by Juanita Nelson

Louisiana: A Cultural Melting Pot by Sharon Nelson

Mi Familia by Rebekah Rimes

Teachers' Institute 2012 by Natasha Tackno

Louisiana Purchase by Tina Wheelus