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2023 Humanities Awards Winners
Chef John Folse has been named the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ 2023 Humanist of the Year. In addition to the Humanist of the Year award, the LEH has announced eight Humanities Awards recipients.
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Major Grant Funds New Institute for Louisiana Culture and History
The LEH, thanks to a major grant from the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation, is establishing a statewide educational hub providing reliable, accessible Louisiana social studies resources to students and their teachers.
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Institute for Louisiana Culture and History Announces Regional Workshops
This coming school year LEH will host four Institute for Louisiana Culture and History workshops for social studies K–12 educators around the state, with a focus 18th-century Louisiana history in alignment with LDOE’s new 6th-grade social studies standards.
Read MoreFour Sites Receive Grants to Host “Iron Sharpens Iron” Currents Program
LEH’s popular reading and discussion series, Currents, which includes the book club programs “Who Gets to Vote?” and “Witness to Change,” expands to include a film discussion program on “Iron Sharpens Iron.”
Read More35 Organizations Receive Emergency Planning Grants
Recipients of LEH’s Emergency Planning Grants will be able to use the funds to hire consultants or underwrite staff time to develop, update and implement written emergency plans, and support staff training, such as workshops or other professional development opportunities, directly related to emergency planning.
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