base and built a museum, education center, and gift shop. Thibodeaux believes there is still plenty of interest in the lighthouse. The Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society placed the lighthouse on its list of the area's most endangered structures. Adley Cormier, a preservationist with the society stated, "We need to be aware that it is a shared resource and help might come from both sides of the river," he further said. "It's part of our history, too. It's an opportunity for all Southwest Louisiana to come together.". Cormier also said he would like the structure to be thought of as Southwest Louisiana's lighthouse, with the five-parish area, as well as Southeast Texas, chipping in. "The lighthouse sits on land that was part of Calcasieu Parish when it was built. Ami Kamara, curator for the Gulf Coast Museum, stated, "When you live on the Gulf, you consider the whole Gulf your home", she also said, "The lighthouses were such an important part of living on a coast and keeping it safe for the shipping industry.", and that East Texans still consider the lighthouse a part of their history as well. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron Parish, Louisiana References External links Lighthouse Digest: The Doomsday Lighthouse of Sabine Pass Sabine Pass Lighthouse: For 95 years this lighthouse kept watch over seamen Photographs: Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard at Lighthousefriends.com Lighthouses completed in 1857 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Buildings and structures in Cameron Parish, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places in Cameron Parish, Louisiana 1857 establishments in Louisiana