Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
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| Headquarters | Louisiana Humanities Center at Turners' Hall |
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President
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Miranda Restovic |
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Board Chairman
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Brad Adams |
| Affiliations | National Endowment for the Humanities |
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Budget (Fiscal Year 2014)
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$2,438,142 |
| Website | http://www.leh.org/ |
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is a nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering the education of residents of the state of Louisiana. In its mission, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities provides access to and promotes an appreciation of the history of Louisiana and its literary and cultural history. It was founded in 1972 as a result of initial funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Beginning in 1971, the National Endowment for the Humanities initiated an experimental adult education program to various states, consisting of grants to the states to promote state-based programs of informal adult education in the humanities. The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities came into existence in 1972, as the 17th program of its kind in the United States. Initially, the Louisiana Committee for the Humanities administered the program, as the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities was becoming a formalized institution. It is one of more than fifty state humanities councils established to give individual states greater autonomy in the humanities.
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities has been headquartered at Turners' Hall in the Central Business District of New Orleans since 2007. Its location in this building is historically significant because of the construction of this building in 1868 by the Society of Turners as a social club for German-American citizens.
During the period 2008 to 2012, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities funded $6.4 million in projects to institutions and individuals to preserve the cultural heritage of Louisiana. The organization funds programs of types including: discussions, documentaries, digital media, exhibition development, festivals pertinent to Louisiana's cultural heritage, publications, and scholar-in-residence programs.
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