The year 1995 marked the Centennial for the Louisiana Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. It was in 1895 that Louisianas first Chapter, Spirit of '76, was organized on May 2 and was granted a charter by the National Society on June 11. Under the guidance of the first State Regent, Mrs. J. M. Ferguson, Spirit of '76 Chapter began the LSDAR's first 100 years. It was the only chapter in Louisiana until 1907.
Mrs. Ferguson was followed by Miss Katharine L. Minor, whose three-year term coincided with the time of the Columbian Exposition. Mrs. Benjamin S. Story succeeded Miss Minor in 1897.
The fourth State Regent, Mrs. C. H. Tebault, served from 1901 until 1910, during which time Loyalty Chapter was Organized in Alexandria. On October 7, 1908 two other chapters were organized in Shreveport. They were Shreveport and Pelican Chapters. Later, in 1927, a contribution of $1500 by Mrs. Tebault's son was given in her memory for the construction of the Louisiana Box in Constitution Hall. The year 1909 marked the beginning of State Conferences in Louisiana with the first conference being held in the home of Miss Virginia Fairfax in New Orleans.
Miss Fairfax was elected as State Regent at the second State Conference held in Shreveport in 1910. Her administration included the organization of the Prairie Mamou Chapter in Jennings. Mrs. Peter Youree of Pelican Chapter served from 1912 to 1914 and was followed by Mrs. W. W. Wallis, who was instrumental in obtaining the gift of a piano to be placed in Continental Hall as a contribution from the Louisiana Society.
Mrs. Taliaferro Alexander, organizing regent of both Shreveport and Caddo Chapters, was State Regent during World War I. She was followed by Mrs. J. K. Walker, a past regent of Shreveport Chapter, in 1918 and Mrs. T. D. Stewart, organizing regent of New Orleans Chapter, in 1921.
Louisiana was honored by the first visit of a President General, Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, during the term of Mrs. S. A. Dickson. It was also during this term that the first State Yearbook was published. The following administration of State Regent Mrs. W. S. Buchanan (1925-28) showed Louisiana making the National Honor Roll for two successive years under the conservation program for tree planting. Mrs. Guerric G. de Coligny's term saw the securing of the Louisiana Room.
During the administration of Mrs. Penelope Ardis Mills from Shreveport Chapter (she gave one-half of the funds for the Louisiana Room), a program was adopted for marking historical places in Louisiana. This project was continued by the following State Regent, Mrs. C. W. Outhwaite. During her term Louisiana completed its quota subscription to the building of Constitution Hall. Mrs. J. Harris Baughman began her term in 1933. During this time, a marker was placed at the American Cemetery in Natchitoches, site of the oldest fort in the Louisiana territory. Mrs. A. R. Lacey's term concluded in 1939. It was then that some of the oldest Louisiana ancestral records were translated from French and Spanish into English through the work of the Genealogical Committee. Two special projects were promoted: the State Student Loan Fund in Louisiana and the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage.
By the time Mrs. C. M. Flower became State Regent in 1939,the Louisiana Society had seen the organization of 25 chapters. These are listed below: