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2009 Cultural Economy Summit

featuring the World Cultural Economic Forum
October 29-30
New Orleans, LA

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Impact - Supporting the Louisiana Arts
Every dollar in state support for the Arts leverages $7 in earned and contributed revenue. Louisiana's cultural enterprises provide nearly 144,000 jobs for Louisiana citizens, accounting for 7.6% of total employment. Arts has a total economic impact of $934 million in Louisiana.

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2009 Louisiana Culture Award Recipients

The following individuals and organizations were honored by Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu at an awards ceremony on October 29, 2009 as a kick off event in New Orleans for the Louisiana Cultural Economy Summit and the World Cultural Economic Forum. These recipients were selected based on their valuable contributions to Louisiana's authentic culture and its unique role in the state's identity and economy.

Cultural Economy Development: East and West St. Tammany Parish Chambers
Kevin Davis, St. Tammany Parish President
Stella Jones Gallery, Dr. Stella and Harry Jones, New Orleans
Cultural Leader: Gwendolyn Elmore-Founder, Arna Bontemps Museum, Alexandria
Cultural Tourism:OFFBEAT, Inc.-New Orleans
Education Innovator:Patrick Widhalm-CEO La. School for Math, Science and the Arts-Natchitoches
Emerging Cultural Leader:Amanda Shaw-New Orleans
Louisiana Heritage Award:The Grand Opera House of the South-Crowley
Nonprofit Organization, Large:Shreveport Regional Arts Council-Shreveport
Nonprofit Organization, Small:St. Joseph Arts, Inc.-St. Joseph
Outstanding Main Street Initiative:New Iberia Main Street
Outstanding Cultural Business:Le Chat Noir Cabaret-New Orleans
Outstanding Patron: Betty Doss-New Orleans
Laura Leach-Lake Charles
Joy Nalty Hodges-Alexandria
Joan Rhodes-New Orleans
Lifetime Achievement: Sonny Borey-New Orleans
Zachary Richard-Scott
David Morelock-New Orleans
Ernest Gaines-Oscar

Division of Archaeology

The Division of Archaeology operates under three mandates: the federal National Historic Preservation Act, the state Archaeological Resources Act and the state Unmarked Burial Sites Act. These responsibilities relate to recording, protecting, and distributing information about the state's archaeological resources.
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Division of the Arts

The Division of the Arts is responsible for the development and promotion of the arts for the benefit of all people of Louisiana. This is accomplished through several grants programs that award funds to Louisiana artists and arts organizations to help provide arts activities statewide.
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Division of Historic Preservation

The Division of Historic Preservation encourages the preservation of Louisiana's significant historic sites and buildings, such as plantation homes, lighthouses, log cabins and battlefields
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Louisiana Cultural Economy Initiative

The Cultural Economy Initiative, an effort of the Office of the Lt. Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Cultural Development, supports the development of creative industries as a viable sector of Louisiana’s economy. It is also designed to develop events that will attract the industries serving arts and culture to Louisiana. MORE >>

CODOFIL

OCD is proud to welcome The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) as its newest division, effective July 1, 2006! CODOFIL was created in 1968 by the state legislature, because of the vast number of native French speakers in Louisiana. According to Legislative Act No. 409, CODOFIL is empowered to "do any and all things necessary to accomplish the development, utilization, and preservation of the French language as found in Louisiana for the cultural, economic and touristic benefit of the state." MORE >>
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