PHOTO GALLERY: Sneak peek at Port Wonder
Published 4:22 pm Thursday, March 20, 2025
Lake Charles City Council President Craig Marks speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Children's Museum Executive Director Allyson Montgomery speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
City of Lake Charles Major Nic Hunter speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Children's Museum Executive Director Allyson Montgomery cuts the ribbon on Wednesday, March 20, 2025, at Port Wonder. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
After the ribbon cutting at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 25, 2025, attendies got a sneak peek of the museum. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
After the ribbon cutting at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 25, 2025, attendies got a sneak peek of the museum. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
After the ribbon cutting at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 25, 2025, attendies got a sneak peek of the museum. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
After the ribbon cutting at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 25, 2025, attendies got a sneak peek of the museum. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
After the ribbon cutting at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 25, 2025, attendies got a sneak peek of the museum. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
After the ribbon cutting at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 25, 2025, attendies got a sneak peek of the museum, which includes a gift shop. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
After the ribbon cutting at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 25, 2025, attendies got a sneak peek of the museum. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
After the ribbon cutting at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 25, 2025, attendies got a sneak peek of the museum. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
A large crowd turned out for the ribbon cutting ceremony at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Lake Charles City Council President Craig Marks speaks to a large crowd during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Adeline Felder holds a live crab during the sneak peek at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
A sneak peak was held at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Velika Trahan and Kellie Duhon, employees of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, have some fun during the sneak peek event at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
The S.J. Welsh Middle School chior sings during the Port Wonder ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick anderson / American Press)
Children's Museum Executive Director Allyson Montgomery speaks during the ribbon cutting ceremony at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Hundreds were in attendence on Thursday, March 20, 2025, for the Port Wonder ribbon cutting. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Velika Trahan and Kellie Duhon, employees of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, have some fun with bubbles during the sneak peek event at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Velika Trahan and Kellie Duhon, employees of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, have some fun with bubbles during the sneak peek event at Port Wonder on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press)
Port Wonder, an exhibit and discovery space for people of all ages, has cut the ribbon at its front doors in anticipation of two museums that will soon open inside.
The multimillion-dollar public-private partnership will be the upcoming home of the Children’s Museum of Southwest Louisiana, a hands-on experience for young people with exhibits that celebrate science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) topics and our world. It spans 15,000 square feet, or about two-thirds of the space inside Port Wonder; and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Nature and Science Center, offering an up-close look at the remarkable wildlife, fisheries, and ecosystem of Southwest Louisiana.
