Louisiana Cultural Equity Arts & CREATION
2026-2027 Louisiana Cultural Equity Arts & Creation Recipients
| Name | Project Name | Discipline | City | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Adams | Christmas in New Orleans | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 2 | Ellis Anderson | Quarter Kaleidoscope Community History Project: Outreach, Production Assistance and Publication | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 3 | Byron Asher | “Bigger Basher” Recording Project | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 4 | Baylee Badawy | Hidden Harmonies: Preserving the Legacy of New Orleans Women in Rhythm & Blues | Archiving, Web, Oral, Podcasts | New Orleans |
| 5 | Andrew Baham | 4am | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 6 | Devin Bailey-Nicholas | Honor Our Mothers by Not Forgetting Their Medicines | Archiving, Web, Oral, Podcasts | Opelousas |
| 7 | Alfred Banks | The Range 3 (2027) | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 8 | Robin Barnes | Louisiana Love: Preserving Culture Through Music, Storytelling & Community | Archiving, Web, Oral, Podcasts | New Orleans |
| 9 | Nathaniel Barron | Baby Dolls UnMasked: A Photographic Exhibition of New Orleans Baby Doll Culture | Photography | New Orleans |
| 10 | AnaMaria Bech | VIVA Música: The Latine Contribution to the Louisiana Musical Landscape | Multidisciplinary | Metairie |
| 11 | Jeffery Broussard | Traditional Zydeco: A Legacy Worth Protecting | Multidisciplinary | Opelousas |
| 12 | Loren Brown | Sipriyær Shake | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 13 | Elenora Rukiya Brown | Stitching the Spirit: Healing, Masking, and Freedom Through Fiber Art | Art Creation | New Orleans |
| 14 | Kyle Brown | Star-Crossed 92.5 | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 15 | Christine Brown | Cultural Alchemists & Archivists of New Orleans: A Workshop, Video Series, & Timeline Exhibit | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 16 | Noe Cugny | The Marigny Tapes | Other | New Orleans |
| 17 | Eric L Cager | Down Below: The River, The Port, and the Four Pillars of South Louisiana Identity | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 18 | Nate Cameron | SOULidarity | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 19 | Kristiana Rae Colón | blk eurydice | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 20 | Elizabeth Cunha | Delachaise Ensemble Presents | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 21 | Bo Dollis Jr. | BoFest 2026 | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 22 | Regine Dupuy | Marasa, Ties That Bind: The Hidden Bond of Louisiana and Haiti | Other | New Orleans |
| 23 | George Elizondo | The GET | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 24 | Lula Elzy | Talking the Legacy | Archiving, Web, Oral, Podcasts | New Orleans |
| 25 | Freddi Evans | Jerome Smith Book | Documentation | New Orleans |
| 26 | Julius Evans | Julius Evans Producer | Film | New Orleans |
| 27 | Paul Faith | The Living Room Songwriter Showcase | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 28 | Erica Falls | BTS – Independent Artists – For True | Other | Terrytown |
| 29 | Wiletta Ferdinand | This Is My New Orleans 20th Anniversary Edition | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 30 | Gina Ferrara | Streetcar Lines | Other | New Orleans |
| 31 | Chris Finney | Modernizing the Masters | Film | New Orleans |
| 32 | Erica Fox | FREETOWN: Songs from the Oral Histories | Multidisciplinary | Youngsville |
| 33 | Shana M. Griffin | Fugitivity and Black Feminist Spatial Imaginaries | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 34 | Anthony Gullage Jr | Soundgarden | Music Recording | Metairie |
| 35 | Dale Gunnoe | Louisiana Portraits | Photography | New Orleans |
| 36 | Antoinette Harrell | Voices, Images, & History: Documenting African American Heritage in St. Helena & Tangipahoa Parishes | Multidisciplinary | Kentwood |
| 37 | Victor Harris | Suits and Sinners: Resilience | Archiving, Web, Oral, Podcasts | New Orleans |
| 38 | Cherice Harrison-Nelson | Plague Doctor | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 39 | Jessica Harvey | 39:27- A Decade of Dreams | Music Recording | Harvey |
| 40 | Patrick Henry | Illusions of New Orleans: Youth Trompe L’oeil Art Workshop Series | Art Creation | New Orleans |
| 41 | Marion Hill | Saigon Jazz Revival’s recorded album (untitled) | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 42 | Katy Hobgood | Confetti Park | Archiving, Web, Oral, Podcasts | New Orleans |
| 43 | Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee | New Orleans Bouquet | Photography | New Orleans |
| 44 | dianne honore | Louisiana Creole Food Ways in the Black Masking Community | Film | New Orleans |
| 45 | Trevarri Huff-Boone | It Lies Beyond Infinity | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 46 | Sultana Isham | Edmond Dédé: the return of the prodigy (wt) | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 47 | Jessie Lee | Baba Zohar | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 48 | Renee Johnson | Mardi Gras Indian Doll Making Workshop | Art Creation | New Orleans |
| 49 | Andrew Jones | The Great Hibernicon: Irish Entertainment & Community in New Orleans | Archiving, Web, Oral, Podcasts | New Orleans |
| 50 | Jamel Joseph Jr | Last One Standing | Music Recording | Harvey |
| 51 | Sascha Just | Magic in the Streets | Film | Queens, NYC |
| 52 | Lily Keber | Feed Your Soul | Film | New Orleans |
| 53 | Jeffrey Klein | Rhythm Across Waters | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 54 | Tiffany Knighten | African Diaspora Dance and Drumming | Art Creation | New Orleans |
| 55 | KalindahMarie Laveaux | Juré: Louisiana Creole Songs | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 56 | Matt Lemmler | A New Orleans Jazz Revival Mass | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 57 | Wardell Lewis | Save Our Youth in the Culture of New Orleans | Documentation | New Orleans |
| 58 | James Jarret Lofstead | Last Night at the Palm Court | Film | New Orleans |
| 59 | Charles Muir Lovell | 25 for 250: New Orleans Culture Celebrates America | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 60 | Gaylynne Mack | Green Seen | Multidisciplinary | Baton Rouge |
| 61 | Donna Mann | Traced to Congo Square: Today’s Musicians Preserving the Culture of New Orleans Traditional Jazz | Documentation | Harvey |
| 62 | Sasha Masakowski | Sasha Masakowski + Rex Gregory album, “Infinite” | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 63 | Jay Mazza | Book title: “I’ll Fly Away- Jazz Funerals in New Orleans” | Documentation | New Orleans |
| 64 | John McCusker | Cradles of Jazz – A Photographic Portfolio of the Homes and Haunts of Jazz Pioneers | Photography | New Orleans |
| 65 | Julius McKee | The Next Second Line | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 66 | Kesha McKey | KMDP Choreographic Showcase | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 67 | Greer Mendy | Fancy Girls – REBEL WOMEN | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 68 | Kevyn Miller | COLORS: A Decadent Celebration of Color | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 69 | Stephen Montalvo | Murmures | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 70 | Max Moran | Neospectric: The Next Chapter | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 71 | David Navarro | Album Release: Davisito + El Negro Live from Snug Harbor | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 72 | Brian Nelson | Hail To The Queens: Cost of the Crown | Film | New Orleans |
| 73 | Akia Nevills | Music Saves Kids Summer Workshop 2027 | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 74 | Evan Oberla | Original Music Album | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 75 | Juan Pardo | Flamboyants! | Exhibition / Performance | Bridge City |
| 76 | Jared Pellerin | Pellarious Pursuit | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 77 | Sebastian Peña | Effa G. & The Living Altars | Other | New Orleans |
| 78 | Santrell Jade Perdue | Bossa Nova Beat to New Orleans Streets | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 79 | Jamar Duvol Pierre | Legacy of Irma Thomas Tchoupitoulas flood wall mural | Art Creation | New Orleans |
| 80 | Shea Siraj | Still Breathing: In the Key of Cancer Alley | Multidisciplinary | Kenner |
| 81 | LeTrainiump Richard | LeTrainiump, “In The Clouds” | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 82 | Marta Rodriguez Maleck | Lay Me Down Before Water Knocks at the Door: A Cypress Seed Quilt | Art Creation | New Orleans |
| 83 | James Rose | James Rose | Music Recording | new orleans |
| 84 | Ariel Roy | The Black Louisiana Heritage Archive: Documenting African American Historic Places | Documentation | Harvey |
| 85 | Geovane Santos | Recording the music for Agua Mole Pedra Dura: Brazilian Connections | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 86 | Ethan Noel Santos | Ethan Santos | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 87 | Troy Sawyer | The Black Tunnels | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 88 | Dominic Scott | Domino Swapmeet | Exhibition / Performance | Avondale |
| 89 | Sam Shahin | Artist: Barakat Album: Khubz wa Milh (“Breaking Bread”) feat. Ibrahim Maalouf | Music Recording | New Orleans |
| 90 | Fatima Shaik | Voodoos & Voodont’s | Film | New Orleans |
| 91 | Joshua Starkman | Have a Great Day Social Media Content Series | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 92 | Ric Stewart | Musichiatry – DJ Your Life – book | Multidisciplinary | Nashville |
| 93 | Micah Theodore | Doll Baby Academy | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 94 | Chris Thomas King | When The Fancy Girl Sings (non-fiction book 200-pages) | Documentation | Prairieville |
| 95 | José Torres-Tama | Documenting the Undocumented Immigrants that Rebuild Post-Katrina New Orleans | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 96 | Rick Tringali | Spirit to the World: 2026-2027 Cultural Calendar Coverage | Film | New Orleans |
| 97 | Nikki Ummel | View from a Vanishing Place | Photography | New Orleans |
| 98 | Kim Vaz-Deville | Baby Dolls Sing Kouri-Vini Songs of Memory and Survival | Exhibition / Performance | New Orleans |
| 99 | Darianna Videaux Capitel | From Haiti to Cuba to New Orleans: Roots, Routes, and Rhythms. | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 100 | Susan Warmington | Echoes of Louisiana: A Jazz Vocal Interpretation of Louis Moreau Gottschalk | Exhibition / Performance | Westwego |
| 101 | Tyron Watson | Boot Baby | Music Recording | Harvey |
| 102 | Nasir Wilson | NasGotNext Experience | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 103 | Melvin “Maestro” Winfield Jr. | Melvin ‘Maestro Winfield Jr. & The Glory Choral Community Choir | Other | Metairie |
| 104 | Cedric Womack | From Cane to Syrup: Preserving a Traditional Louisiana Folk Practice | Exhibition / Performance | Baton Rouge, |
| 105 | Yusuf Young | Passing the Torch: Louisiana Voices & Rite of Passage | Archiving, Web, Oral, Podcasts | New Orleans |