Four years ago, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury initiated a
new grant program that would enable Southwest Louisiana arts and cultural
programs to receive funding for the events and programs that strengthen our
state’s cultural economy. Since its inception, the Arts and Humanities Council
of Southwest Louisiana allocates these funds each year through the Calcasieu
Parish Police Jury grant, and the program has become an exemplary avenue of
funding for the arts in Southwest Louisiana during a time of economic hardship.
This year, fifteen organizations in Calcasieu Parish were
awarded funding. Organizations include the Lake Charles Civic Ballet, Art on
Wheels, the Children’s Theatre Company, the Brimstone Museum, the SWLA Science
Educational Foundation, the Calcasieu Historic Preservation Society, Louisiana
Choral Foundation, Cajun French Music Association, Louisiana Film and Video
Art, Bayou Writers’ Group, Black Heritage Gallery, Dr. F.G. Bulber Youth
Orchestra, Whistle Stop, Eljay Foundation for Parkinson Awareness, and Iowa
Rabbit Festival.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury grant program is
administered by the Arts and Humanities Council, and it seeks to sustain and
support cultural programming for our region. For more information on the Arts
Council’s other grant programs, visit www.artsandhumanitiesswla.org
or call 439-2787.
