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LA SR26
Resolution
AI Summary
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Louisiana Senate commends the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), which has served the state for more than 50 years promoting education, preserving history, and enriching public life
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Dr. Norman C. Francis receives Humanist of the Year for lifetime service in education and civil rights; Senator Willie Landry Mount receives Chair's Award for Institutional Support
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles named Champion of Culture for preserving Cajun and Creole heritage; WWOZ honored for Digital Humanities Project of the Year for "A Closer Walk: New Orleans Music History, Block by Block"
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Dr. John Bardes receives Humanities Book of the Year for The Carceral City: Slavery and the Making of Mass Incarceration in New Orleans, 1803–1930
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Additional honorees include Pableaux Johnson (Documentary Photographer of the Year), Jim Davis (Lifetime Contributions to the Humanities), and Lt. Michael Brooks (Light Up for Literacy Award)
Legislative Description
Commends the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and celebrates the 2025 Bright Lights Awards Honorees.
COMMENDATIONS
Last Action
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
4/28/2025