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LEH Distributes $60k in Support of Emergency Readiness and Mitigation

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, with the support of the State of Louisiana, has awarded $60,000 in grants to 16 nonprofit cultural organizations across 12 parishes in support of ongoing efforts to mitigate previous impacts from emergency events and prepare for future threats.

Natural disasters, like hurricanes, floods, and a range of other types of emergency events, pose serious threats to Louisiana’s critical cultural institutions, including museums, archives, historic sites, and more. LEH’s Emergency Readiness Grants help organizations better prepare for and respond to potential threats, reducing vulnerability and putting in place clear and current strategies for mitigating the effects of future emergencies.

See the full list of recipients below.

 

Alexandria Museum of Art

Alexandria, LA

Rapides Parish

$3,000

 

Assumption Parish Public Library

Napoleonville, LA

Assumption Parish

$2,000

 

Backstreet Cultural Museum

New Orleans, LA

Orleans Parish

$5,000

 

East Carroll Parish Library

Lake Providence, LA

East Carroll Parish

$4,500

 

Friends of E.D. White Historic Site

Thibodeaux, LA

Lafourche Parish

$1,200

 

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Lincoln Parish

$5,000

 

Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses

New Orleans, LA

Orleans Parish

$2,000

 

LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Orleans Parish

$3,000

 

Louisiana Folk Roots, Inc.

Lafayette, LA

Lafayette Parish

$3,000

 

Louisiana Old State Capitol Foundation

Baton Rouge, LA

East Baton Rouge Parish

$7,000

 

National Food and Beverage Museum

New Orleans, LA

Orleans Parish

$2,300

 

Opelousas Museum & Interpretive Center

Opelousas, LA

St. Landry Parish

$5,000

 

St. Mary Parish Library

Franklin, LA

St. Mary Parish

$5,000

 

Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives

Hammond, LA

Tangipahoa Parish

$5,000

 

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

Lafayette Parish

$2,000

 

West Baton Rouge Museum

Port Allen, LA

West Baton Rouge Parish

$5,000