Best of Times, Worst of Times
The LEH emerged from the legislative session having lost another $400,000 in its annual appropriation. Funded at $2 million prior to the Jindal administration and set at zero in... Read more

KnowLA online encyclopedia
In June, Governor Jindal named longtime Louisiana resident Julie Kane the state's new Poet Laureate. Dr. Kane replaced ULL Professor Darrel Bourque, a native of... Read more

American History institutes in North Louisiana
In June, approximately 100 public school American history teachers in Northeast andNorthwest Louisiana completed summer institutes in American history at the University of... Read more

PRIME TIME Common Ground Project
In April 2010, PRIME TIME began implementing its 9th national expansion project. With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Common... Read more

2011 American Library Association in New Orleans, LA
The annual conference of the American Library Association returned to New Orleans from June 23-28. "The world's largest and most dynamic library conference and... Read more

RELIC: Readings in Literature and Culture
The RELIC library reading program schedule for fall programs is taking shape with a program in every major region of the state. A list of confirmed locations and programs... Read more

Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine
Louisiana Cultural Vistas will be honored with at least eight awards at the 2011 Press Club of New Orleans' 53rd annual awards ceremony on July 16. Finalists include... Read more

The Smithsonian is traveling Louisiana
The Smithsonian Institution's Journey Stories is continuing its run St. Martinville, La., through July 9. Journey Stories uses imagery, ausio and artifacts to tell... Read more