BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – Learn about plants the ancient Native Americans would have eaten and used thousands of years ago during a ranger-led hike on Saturday, April 9, at Poverty Point World Heritage Site in Pioneer, LA,…
BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana will celebrate National Poetry Month with “Just Listen to Yourself: Louisiana’s Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets.” This free, in-person event takes…
BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Volunteer Louisiana are proud to announce the nine 2022 Champions of Service. The annual Champions of Service Award recognizes outstanding volunteers from seven geographic regions across the state,…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Free First Sunday Tour of State of the Art: Record on Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m. Tour and learn more about the works and artists featured in State of the Art: Record…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The State Library of Louisiana is excited to announce the winners of the 2021-2022 Louisiana Readers’ Choice Awards. Louisiana’s young people have read nearly 1.35 million books and cast over 424,000 votes in the twenty-three…
The Bossier City Makers Fair is this Saturday, March 19, from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Louisiana Boardwalk. This “SUPERMARKET” will feature a large all handcrafted fair showcasing artisans. 130+ MAKERS & Food Trucks with everything from…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Angola Prison Rodeo is back Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24, offering the best in prison rodeo excitement! Warden Tim Hooper invites the public to view the…
SANTA MONICA, Ca (press release) — Jay Weisman has a superpower: He makes students want to learn, no matter what he’s teaching. At Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, Weisman has taught both math and social studies…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser today led the second Statewide Litter Abatement and Beautification Task Force meeting at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge. “Nine out of 10 calls I get daily are from people…
BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – The Louisiana Office of Tourism (LOT) has released its 2022 Louisiana Inspiration Guide. This year, LOT partnered with local artist, celebrity ambassador and American Idol winner Laine Hardy. Laine has also been featured in…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, along with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, granted an official pardon to Arrigeaux (uh-REE-go) the Crawfish during the Sixth Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish event. “The Green” at Perkins…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, the Office of Cultural Development, and Louisiana Main Street are proud to announce the Hammond Downtown Development District is a semifinalist for the 2022 Great American Main Street Award. Main Street…
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Capitol Park Museum announce the opening of Me Got Fiyo: The Professor Longhair Centennial on Tuesday, April 19. The exhibition explores the life and legacy of Henry Roeland Byrd,…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – Capitol Park Museum will host Art Flow 2022, a juried exhibition of two- and three-dimensional art by Louisiana artists. Organized by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, the exhibit will be on…
PINEVILLE, La (press release) – On Feb. 2, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism unveiled the newest marker on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail honoring the members of the 761st Tank Battalion during a ceremony…
MANDEVILLE, La (press release) – Keep Louisiana Beautiful, the state’s leading community improvement organization, seeks programs and activities to fund with its Healthy Communities Grant program and is calling for letters of intent to be submitted by March 11,…
BATON ROUGE, La (press release) – The national non-profit Freedom Reads opened two Freedom Libraries in prisons across Louisiana, one in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the state’s oldest and only maximum security prison, and one at Elayn Hunt…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – Volunteers today planted over 5,000 trees at Sam Houston Jones State Park in Lake Charles. The event is part of ongoing efforts to rebuild the park after Hurricane Laura caused severe damage in…
PINEVILLE, La (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism will unveil the next marker on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail on Wednesday, February 2, at the Louisiana Maneuvers & Military Museum in Pineville…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Join in for a country dance at AcA celebrating the rural traditions of Mardi Gras in the big city. Dr. Barry Ancelet will begin the evening with a shortened version of his annual…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism launched the next series of Louisiana Civil Rights Trail marker unveilings. The McDonogh 19 Elementary School marker was unveiled in a ceremony at the…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, the world’s largest free Cajun and Creole music festival, is coming back stronger than ever in 2022. This year’s theme, “Le Grande Retour” or “The Great Return,” promises a tour de…
MANDEVILLE, La. (press release) – Volunteers planted more than 400 cypress tree seedlings at Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville today as part of a continued reforestation effort. Fontainebleau State Park suffered major tree losses following hurricanes Zeta in 2020…
PIONEER, La. (press release) – Have you found any neat projectile points, beads, plummets, pottery, or ceramic objects that you want to show off? Are you unsure of what you have found? On Saturday, January 22, Louisiana State Parks…
