BATON ROUGE – The USS Kidd will return to Baton Rouge soon. Visitors are expected to pour once the ship returns, which is a relief for museum officials.
The USS Kidd Veterans Museum typically has an economic impact of about $3 million a year, according to an economic impact survey.
The ship was temporarily moved to Houma in 2024. There, the USS Kidd underwent $16 million in renovations. But with the ship gone, museum superintendent Tim Nessmith said visitation dropped 93%…