The records of the Jewish Temples contain constitutions and by-laws, minutes, financial records, correspondence, newsletters, photographs, clippings, programs, and miscellaneous materials. The bulk of the records are from Temple Rodeph Sholom and Temple Shalom, with a smaller group from Yeshurun Synagogue. There is also a large collection of records from the Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood and some from the Louisiana Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, later consolidated into District 15 of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods.

Much of the material in the collection was donated by Alan Kiesel of Lafayette and Peter Louviere of New Iberia. Sisterhood materials came from Mildred “Mitzi” Kiesel.