Past Highlights
- Gala dinner at the Beauregard-Keyes House in support of its FHS grant (along with other FHS Chapters) – photos above
- Lectures, private museum tours, wine tastings, special dinners
- Day trips to surrounding homes and plantations
- Dinner at the Residence of the French Consul General of France in New Orleans honoring FHS long-time patron Matilda Gray Stream
- Welcome parties for FHS Student Interns at nearby cultural institutions
“We are dedicated to fostering and preserving the French culture of Louisiana and opening our doors to interns” – Diane Sustendal-Labouisse, Co-Chairman, Louisiana Chapter
The Louisiana Chapter organizes a variety of events for its members throughout the year, and raises funds for the grants that FHS Board members have voted to support. The current projects are listed below in bold.
Buddy Bolton, Michael Harold, and Diane Sustendal Labouisse are the current Louisiana Chapter Co-Chairmen. For further information or to learn more about Membership, please contact the Louisiana Chapter directly. Please email: fhs@frenchheritagesociety.org
Events
We are excited to announce a special online program highlighting Jed Surio's incredible internship experience at the Opéra de Paris in the Heritage Costume Department. The program is free for FHS ... Read More >
Join the Paris Chapter for a private visit of the exhibition “A New Art, Metamorphoses of Jewellery, 1880-1914” at the École des Arts Joailliers ... Read More >
The French Heritage Corridor, an FHS Initiative organized by our Chicago-Midwest Chapter, will hold its third annual conference in Prairie du Chien, WI. The event will bring together key stakeholders of French heritage in the Midwest and feature tours of local sites.
Dr. Coutré will give a private lecture about the exhibition Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: The Modern Landscape followed by a reception.
Grants
- Laura Plantation, LA
- Pitot House, LA
- Château de Camule, France
- Temple de Château-Thierry, France
Prieuré du Mont. St. Michel, France- Stanton Hall, MS
- Degas House, LA
- Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Balata, Martinique
- Beauregard-Keyes House, LA
- Château de By, France
- Château de la Rongère, France
- Chateau du Clos de Vougeot, France
- Village of Bourbonnais , IL
- Château de la Faucille, France
- Bolduc House, MO