VisitorstoPovertyPoint World Heritage Site are invited to take part in a ranger- led cooking demonstration at 11 a.m. on Jan 11.
The program offers a unique look at prehistoric cooking with an earth oven, showing how the Native inhabitants used heated earthen objects and hearths topreparetheirfood.Come and join the rangers around the fire as they cook food as indigenous peoples did thousands of years ago!
Poverty Point World Heritage Site offers visitors the unique opportunity to experience and learn about the earthworks and those individuals who raised them from the ground between the years of 1700 and 1100 BCE. The $4 admission fee provides access to the museum, film theatre, hiking trail, driving tour, tram tour, and any interpretive events taking place at the site.
Children (3 and under) andseniorcitizens(62and over) are admitted free of charge.
Poverty Point is located at 6859 HWY 577, Pioneer LA 71266. The park is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information, call toll free at 888-926-5492 or 318-9265492. You can follow Poverty Point World Heritage Site on Facebook for more info along with updates to programs and park operations.