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Opelousas Museum outlines grants and Black History Month events
Summary
Opelousas Museum director reported receipt of several grants including $5,000 from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and a $400 sponsorship from Cleco for Black History Month receptions.
Patrice, representing the Opelousas Museum, briefed the council on Feb. 11 about recent grants and programming. The museum received a $5,000 grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities to create an emergency preparedness plan and to help pay for roof repairs, tree trimming and general maintenance.
The museum also received a grant under a Museums Advancing Racial Justice program to support a project called "Where We Live, Opelousas Neighborhoods," which will invite residents to photograph their neighborhoods for a public photo exhibition. The museum reported a Cleco grant of $400 to fund receptions for Black History Month events; activities already mentioned in the report included a peace walk, an open mic, a celebration of the Divine Nine Greek organizations and an upcoming classical-music recital by Brad Chavis.
Why it matters: these grants fund preservation, community programming and outreach aimed at documenting neighborhood histories and supporting Black History Month events.
Council members asked for the Cleco grant amount and received the $400 figure. The museum representative said the grants aim both to repair and preserve the building and to expand community programming.
