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LEH Participates in Amazon Smile

LEH Participates in Amazon Smile. You can support the LEH and shop on Amazon.com at the same time! Just click here, sign in, and shop. The LEH will receive a percentage of your purchase from the AmazonSmile Foundation. Thank you for thinking of the LEH. We appreciate your support.

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“Women Warriors” at Grambling University

The Feb. 22nd event highlights 1960’s Civil Rights activism of women in rural communities.

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A Glimpse of Shreveport in 1918

Centenary College’s exhibit offers visitors a portal to Shreveport’s past.

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“Purchased Lives” Tour Makes Final Stop in Lake Charles

Calcasieu Parish Library hosts the final event of the 14 month exhibition.

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Feb. 24 – #CreateLouisiana Film Premier in New Orleans

Film set to premier at New Orleans French Film Festival.

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LEH Announces 2018 Humanities Awards

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), in partnership with Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, has selected culinary giant and civil rights icon Leah Chase as its 2018 Humanist of the Year. The award is given annually by the state’s humanities council as part…

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Keep It 300! Applications Due Jan. 31

Non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply for programmatic grants.

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LEH Launches Disaster Preparedness Study

The research project will assess the role of a state humanities council in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

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LEH Receives Funding for Media and Democracy Project

The LEH will partner LSU and WWNO to produce a series of radio programs examining journalism’s response to political change.

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