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Libraries and Community Partners Invited to Host Currents Program
Louisiana public libraries and community partners are invited to apply to host LEH’s popular reading and discussion series, Currents, which includes “Who Gets to Vote? Conversations on Voting Rights in America” and “Witness to Change: Conversations on Coastal Impacts,” beginning August 22, 2022.
Read MoreGrand Opening Events for The Helis Foundation John Scott Center
The LEH celebrates the opening of The Helis Foundation John Scott Center with a public grand opening on Saturday, September 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with live music, snowballs, center tours, and outdoor arts activities for the whole family.
Read More64 Parishes Wins Local and National Awards
64 Parishes, the premier magazine of Louisiana history and culture published by the LEH, recently received several local awards, as well as a national award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Read MoreSubmit Nominations for LEH Board of Directors Now
We are currently seeking nominations of Louisiana residents interested in supporting educational innovation, explorations of history, and meaningful engagement with culture for our statewide Board of Directors.
Read MoreMark Constitution Day with LEH and Author Fatima Shaik
Join LEH for a Constitution Day lecture with author Fatima Shaik, winner of the 2022 Humanities Book of the Year.
Read MoreTwo Screenings of “Iron Sharpens Iron” in Plaquemines Parish
“Iron Sharpens Iron” (2022) chronicles Ironton’s fight against the development of the Plaquemines Liquids Terminal (PLT) atop land that includes the community’s ancestral burial grounds, as well as the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida.
Read More64 Parishes Receives Eight Press Club Awards Nominations
We’re excited to announce that 64 Parishes and contributors have been nominated eight times across seven categories in the 2022 Excellence in Journalism Awards by the Press Club of New Orleans.
Read MoreNominations for the 2023 Humanities Awards opening August 1
On August 1 the LEH will begin accepting public nominations for the 2023 Humanities Awards, our annual program honoring Louisianans who have made outstanding contributions to the understanding of the state’s culture and history.
Read More“Who Gets to Vote” 2022 Schedule of Programs Announced
LEH’s Who Gets to Vote? Conversations on Voting Rights in America is a book club program focused on fostering conversations about the history of voting—and efforts to suppress the vote—in the United States.
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