1 1 ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Bishop ▁of ▁L land aff ▁Church ▁in ▁Wales ▁High ▁School <0x0A> </s> ▁Reb el ▁State ▁Historic ▁Site ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁Mar th av ille ▁in ▁N atch ito ches ▁Par ish . ▁▁ ▁The ▁historic ▁site ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁culture ▁of ▁north western ▁Louisiana . ▁The ▁site , ▁formerly ▁a ▁state ▁comm emor ative ▁area , ▁was ▁originally ▁meant ▁to ▁honor ▁an ▁unknown ▁Confeder ate ▁soldier ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁by ▁three ▁Union ▁caval ry men . ▁With ▁time , ▁it ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁local ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁country ▁and ▁g ospel ▁music . ▁Reb el ▁State ▁Historic ▁Site ▁today ▁includes ▁an ▁am ph it he ater ▁and ▁stage ▁for ▁occas ional ▁live ▁music ▁performances , ▁a ▁pav il ion ▁and ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Country ▁Music ▁Museum . ▁The ▁museum ▁exhib its ▁memor abil ia ▁don ated ▁by ▁Louisiana ▁n atives ▁who ▁became ▁prominent ▁in ▁country ▁and ▁g ospel ▁music . ▁Among ▁these ▁items ▁a ▁fiddle ▁and ▁yo - yo ▁that ▁belonged ▁to ▁Roy ▁Ac uff ▁and ▁a ▁sh irt ▁that ▁belonged ▁to ▁H ank ▁Williams ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Out door ▁visitor ▁facilities ▁include ▁pic nic ▁areas ▁and ▁two ▁short ▁walking ▁tra ils . ▁ ▁Reb el ▁State ▁Historic ▁Site ▁shut ▁down ▁to ▁regular ▁visit ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Vis itation ▁is ▁now ▁only ▁available ▁by ▁appointment ▁with ▁a ▁two - week ▁advance ▁notice