Bright Lights Awards Dinner

Every spring, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities celebrates the brightest lights in Louisiana humanities at the Bright Lights Awards Dinner. The annual event recognizes the recipients of the LEH’s Humanities Awards, honoring individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the study and understanding of the humanities. Mark your calendars now to join us at the 2024 Bright Lights Awards Dinner, taking place Tuesday, April 23, at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge.

Richard “Dickie” Landry—saxophonist, composer, photographer, and painter—has been named LEH’s 2024 Humanist of the Year. In addition to the Humanist of the Year award, the LEH has announced eight Humanities Awards recipients, recognizing documentary filmmakers and photographers, literacy and language advocates, historians, and more.

Now in their 39th year, the Humanities Awards—given by Louisiana’s National Endowment for the Humanities affiliate, the LEH—offer a collective opportunity to celebrate all the humanities have to offer.

Tickets are available now here.

Interested in joining us as a sponsor? Click here or email Jenni Daniel, [email protected]. Individual ticket sales will open in February 2024.